- Date
- September 24, 1982, 13:30 local (18:30 UTC)
- Place
- Bracketville, TX
- Injuries
- 1 minor, 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N8744VBellanca 7GCBC
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report September 24, 1983
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19820924049119A
- Case key
- 70017
From the NTSB’s public API. By law, NTSB reports can’t be used as evidence in lawsuits over the accident.
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Sequence of events
NTSB’s coding before 2008: each occurrence and phase of flight, and the causes and factors under it. The codes are defined in NTSB’s coding manual.
In flight collision with object
Object - wire,transmission(marked)Cause
Visual lookout - not maintainedCause
In flight collision with terrain/water
Analysis
Pilot stated that while flying low over a ranch looking for lost cows, he flew into high powerlines. He also stated thathe was aware that the powerlines were in the area.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N8744V
- Reported as
- Bellanca 7GCBC
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 85175
- Airframe hours
- 275
- Engine
- Lycoming O-320-A2D, 150 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- Crawford Enterprised, Inc.
- Registered owner
- Crawford Enterprised, Inc.
- Departed
- Bracketville, TX
- Destination
- Bracketville, TX
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.
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 50
- Certificate
- Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Multi-engine land, Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Flight hours
- 4,000 total · 100 in this make and model · 3,800 as pilot in command · 50 in the last 90 days · 3 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 130° at 5 knots
- Visibility
- 15 statute miles
- Temperature
- 194 °F
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.