- Date
- February 3, 1987, 17:50 local (23:50 UTC)
- Place
- Boyd, TX
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N7670SBellanca Scout
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report March 30, 1988
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19870203001609A
- Case key
- 22322
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
A private pilot landed on his private strip made of soft sandy soil, the aircraft ground looped breaking the left main gear 'u' bolt and center bolt. The aircraft's left wing contacted the ground causing substantial damage when the aircraft rolled over on its back.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N7670S
- Reported as
- Bellanca Scout
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 218-76
- Airframe hours
- 415
- Engine
- Lycoming AE-10-360, 180 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- Herbert W.Jennings
- Registered owner
- Wayne Jennings
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- 100 hour · January 6, 1987 · 4 hours before
- Departed
- 61F · Spring Town, TX
- Destination
- Boyd, 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
- 47
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Flight hours
- 495 total · 100 in this make and model · 35 in the last 90 days · 3 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 160° at 8 knots
- Visibility
- 10 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 73 °F, dew point 41 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
- Observed at
- FTW, 23 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.