- Date
- February 6, 1990, 14:30 local (21:30 UTC)
- Place
- Burlington, CO
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Aircraft
- N11641Bellanca 7KCAB
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report September 29, 1992
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19900206001749A
- Case key
- 17888
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Probable cause
The failure of the dual student to correct a ground loop swerve during takeoff ground run. Inadequate supervision by the CFI was a factor in the accident.
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.
Analysis
The instructor pilot (CFI) said the dual student was making a takeoff. During the ground run, the airplane swerved left, but according to the CFI, he was able to correct the swerve. The CFI said that when the tail wheel lifted, the plane turned hard left, and the CFI was unable to regain directional control before the plane struck a snow bank on the left side of the rwy. The plane nosed over and came to rest inverted.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N11641
- Reported as
- Bellanca 7KCAB
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 302-72
- Engine
- Lycoming IO-320-E2A, 150 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Instructional · Part 91
- Operator
- John F. Taylor
- Registered owner
- Unknown
- Departed
- 5CO · Burlington, CO
- Destination
- 5CO
- Flight plan
- VFR
- Airport
- 5C0 · Kit Carson, runway 15, 5,200 × 75 ft, concrete
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 46
- Certificates
- Flight instructor, Commercial, Airline transport
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine sea, Multi-engine land, Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 1, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Front
- Flight hours
- 10,100 total · 125 in this make and model · 9,900 as pilot in command · 35 in the last 90 days · 20 in the last 30 days · 3 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 240° at 5 knots
- Visibility
- 15 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- -0 °F, dew point -0 °F
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.