FTW73DRG12

NTSB accident investigation · Bellanca 7ACA · Manor, TX · August 28, 1972

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
August 28, 1972
Place
Manor, TX · MANOR, TX
Injuries
1 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N9136LBellanca 7ACA
Status
Completed · report March 17, 1973
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
168488

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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.

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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3249  72/8/28    MANOR,TEX           BELLANCA 7ACA       CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 23, 51 TOTAL
        TIME - 0810                    N9136L              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  HOURS, 4 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT -  BIRDS NEST
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          MANOR,TEX                   LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: ROLL
           COLLIDED WITH: DIRT BANK                                 LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL

Aircraft

Registration
N9136L
Reported as
Bellanca 7ACA
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Birds Nest

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.