- Date
- May 29, 1971
- Place
- Marion, AR · MARION, AR
- Injuries
- 2 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N9138LBellanca 7ACA
- Status
- Completed · report January 21, 1972
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 161450
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1734 71/5/29 MARION,ARK BELLANCA 7ACA CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 46, 3915 TIME - 1850 N9138L PX- 0 0 1 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 12 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - FINLEY GLIDERPORT DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION MEMPHIS,TENN LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED LANDING: OTHER PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - EXERCISED POOR JUDGMENT PILOT IN COMMAND - MISMANAGEMENT OF FUEL MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL EXHAUSTION COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING ON AIRPORT/SEAPLANE BASE/HELIPT. REMARKS- DEPARTED MEMPHIS,APRX 2.3GALS FUEL.FLEW TO MARION.ON GND ABT 5MINS,ENG RUNNING.CRASH LNDD ON ARPT.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N9138L
- Reported as
- Bellanca 7ACA
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Finley Gliderport
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