- Date
- May 17, 1981
- Place
- Electra, TX · ELECTRA, TX
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N8679VBellanca 7ECA
- Status
- Completed · report June 17, 1981
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19810517026759A
- Case key
- 126240
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0866 81/5/17 ELECTRA,TX BELLANCA 7ECA CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 54, 3070 TIME - 1400 N8679V PX- 0 0 1 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 100 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION ELECTRA,TX LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: FENCE,FENCEPOSTS LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN FACTOR(S) TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS REMARKS- PLT LANDED ON DRY RANCH ROAD.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N8679V
- Reported as
- Bellanca 7ECA
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
N8679VRegistration cancelled Jan 13, 2024 · Bellanca 7ECAAirframe modelBellanca 7ECAEngine modelLycoming 0-235 series
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Other investigations on N8679V · 1
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