- Date
- January 29, 1984, 18:30 local (Jan 30, 1984, 00:30 UTC)
- Place
- Huntsville, TX
- Injuries
- 1 serious
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N4186YBellanca 7KCAB
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Dusk
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19840129002899A
- Case key
- 21250
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Analysis
The plt had flown the acft with students earlier in the day, & it was his habit to fly the acft around the pattern once at the end of the day prior to securing it in the hangar. Shortly after lift-off the acft crashed on the rwy. Evidence found in the rear cockpit indicated that the acft seat belt was wrapped around the aft stick. The fraying & damage on the seat belt corresponded to where the adjustment buckle would have been if the belt was wrapped once around the stick & buckled with the stick in the full aft position.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N4186Y
- Reported as
- Bellanca 7KCAB
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 601-77
- Airframe hours
- 1,631
- Engine
- Lycoming AEIO-320-E2B, 150 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- Huntsville Aviation
- Registered owner
- Ray Eller
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Utility
- Last inspection
- 100 hour · October 22, 1983 · 54 hours before
- Airport
- T39 · Huntsville Muni, runway 18, 5,000 × 100 ft, asphalt
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Certificates
- Airline transport, Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land, Multi-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 1, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Front
- Flight hours
- 4,500 total
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Dusk
- Wind
- 190° at 9 knots
- Visibility
- 10 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 72 °F, dew point 46 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
- Observed at
- CLL, 30 nm away
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.