- Date
- March 27, 1970
- Place
- Leander, TX · LEANDER, TX
- Injuries
- 2 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Uncontrolled descent
- Aircraft
- N6565VBellanca 17-30
- Status
- Completed · report July 27, 1970
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 141033
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NTSB brief
NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0556 70/3/27 LEANDER,TEX BELLANCA 17-30 CR- 1 0 0 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 61, 3258 TIME - 1953 N6565V PX- 1 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 100 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION AUSTIN,TEX ABILENE,TEX TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: UNCONTROLLED IN FLIGHT: UNCONTROLLED DESCENT PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - ATTEMPTED OPERATION BEYOND EXPERIENCE/ABILITY LEVEL PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER IN-FLIGHT DECISIONS OR PLANNING PILOT IN COMMAND - SPATIAL DISORIENTATION FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - PILOT FATIGUE WEATHER - OTHER WEATHER BRIEFING - BRIEFED BY FLIGHT SERVICE PERSONNEL, BY PHONE WEATHER FORECAST - FORECAST SUBSTANTIALLY CORRECT SKY CONDITION CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE OVERCAST 4500 VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE 5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED) NONE OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE TEMPERATURE-F NONE 61 WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS 140 7 TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN VFR NONE FIRE AFTER IMPACT REMARKS- CLIMBED INTO OVERCAST,4500 AGL.PLT HAD BEEN ON A GROUP TOUR FOR 12 HRS PRIOR TO NITE FLT.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N6565V
- Reported as
- Bellanca 17-30
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
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