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NTSB accident investigation · Bellanca 7GCBC · Little Rock, AR · October 3, 1979

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
October 3, 1979
Place
Little Rock, AR · LITTLE ROCK, AR
Injuries
2 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N31272Bellanca 7GCBC
Status
Completed · report November 27, 1979
Report
Brief approved by the director
FAA report
19791003028819A
Case key
133371

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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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3-2486   79/10/3   LITTLE ROCK,AR      BELLANCA 7GCBC      CR-  0  0  2  INSTRUCTIONAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 38, 8345
        TIME - 1630                    N31272              PX-  0  0  0  DUAL                      TOTAL HOURS, 55 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          LITTLE ROCK,AR              LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - ROUGH/UNEVEN
        REMARKS- IP STATED-NOSED OVER AS ACFT CROSSED TERRACE IN FARM FLD.

Aircraft

Registration
N31272
Reported as
Bellanca 7GCBC
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage

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Other investigations on N31272 · 1

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