- Date
- June 20, 1984, 09:40 local (14:40 UTC)
- Place
- Spiro, OK
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N5060KBellanca 8GCBC
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19840620074889A
- Case key
- 21373
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Analysis
The plt stated that while landing in an alfalfa field, he made the approach at a higher than normal speed. Subsequently, the acft overran the alfalfa field & went into a plowed field where it nosed over.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N5060K
- Reported as
- Bellanca 8GCBC
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 8GCBC
- Airframe hours
- 369
- Engine
- Lycoming O-360-C2E, 180 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Diamond E. Ag Inc.
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Departed
- 2M3 · Sallisaw, OK
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
- 39
- Certificate
- Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Front
- Flight hours
- 7,875 total · 615 in this make and model · 7,875 as pilot in command
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 210° at 7 knots
- Visibility
- 10 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 84 °F, dew point 75 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- MLC, 70 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.
Other investigations on N5060K · 1
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.