- Date
- October 6, 1979
- Place
- Big Spring, TX · BIG SPRING, TX
- Injuries
- 2 serious
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N8647Bellanca 7KCAB
- Status
- Completed · report December 3, 1979
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19791006029499A
- Case key
- 133400
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2539 79/10/6 NR.BIG SPRING,TX BELLANCA 7KCAB CR- 0 1 0 NONCOMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 46, 20000 TIME - 1800 N8647 PX- 0 1 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 1 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION BIG SPRING,TX HOLLIS,OK TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION AIRFRAME FAILURE: IN FLIGHT IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: IMPROPER MAINTENANCE (MAINTENANCE PERSONNEL) AIRFRAME - FUSELAGE: WINDSHIELDS,WINDOWS,CANOPIES MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - PREVIOUS DAMAGE REMARKS- WINDSHIELD(PN 7-1264)FAILED DRG FLT.3 HOLES IN WINDSHIELD WHERE PREVIOUS CRACKS STOPDRILLED.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N8647
- Reported as
- Bellanca 7KCAB
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
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FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.