- Date
- January 5, 1985, 16:00 local (22:00 UTC)
- Place
- Newburg, ND
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Aircraft
- N5046CBellanca 8GCBC
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19850105002509A
- Case key
- 16625
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Sequence of events
NTSB’s coding before 2008: each occurrence and phase of flight, and the causes and factors under it. The codes are defined in NTSB’s coding manual.
Loss of control - on ground/water
Airport facilities,runway/landing area condition - snow coveredFactor
Planning/decision - poorCause
Airport facilities,runway/landing area condition - icyFactor
Unsuitable terrain or takeoff/landing/taxi area - selectedFactor
Weather condition - crosswindFactor
Compensation for wind conditions - inadequateCause
Directional control - not maintainedCause
On ground/water encounter with terrain/water
Terrain condition - snowbank
Main gear collapsed
Landing gear,main gear - overload
Analysis
Plt attempted takeoff on a slippery, snow covered field with a 45 degree x-wind. Acft veered during the takeoff ground run and left main gear sheared off after contacting a snowbank.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N5046C
- Reported as
- Bellanca 8GCBC
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 309-79
- Airframe hours
- 850
- Engine
- Lycoming UNK, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Issendorf Brothers
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · March 12, 1984
- Airport
- Private
N5046CRegistered now · Bellanca 8GCBCAirframe modelBellanca 8GCBCEngine modelLycoming O&VO-360 series
Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 43
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Front
- Flight hours
- 798 total · 798 in this make and model · 744 as pilot in command · 4 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 310° at 8 knots, gusting 12
- Visibility
- 10 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 16 °F
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.