FTW80FPD44

NTSB accident investigation · Bellanca 7GCBC · Lamkin, TX · August 27, 1980

Accident · Serious injuriesClosed
Date
August 27, 1980
Place
Lamkin, TX · LAMKIN, TX
Injuries
2 serious
Damage
Destroyed
Phase of flight
Maneuvering
Aircraft
N5269XBellanca 7GCBC
Status
Completed · report April 30, 1981
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
129341

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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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3-3688  80/8/27  NR.LAMKIN,TX          BELLANCA 7GCBC      CR-  0  1  0  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 26, 985
        TIME - 1033                    N5269X              PX-  0  1  0  POWER/PIPELINE            TOTAL HOURS, 275 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          COMACHE,TX                  LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL: SPIRAL                                            IN FLIGHT: LOW PASS
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED

Aircraft

Registration
N5269X
Reported as
Bellanca 7GCBC
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Destroyed

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.