- Date
- October 22, 1989, 18:00 local (23:00 UTC)
- Place
- Friona, TX
- Injuries
- 1 serious
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N7632SBellanca 7KCAB
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report June 25, 1992
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19891022044819A
- Case key
- 23067
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Probable cause
The pilot's decision to perform an aerobatic maneuver during initial climb out with inadequate altitude for recovery.
Sequence of events
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Analysis
The student pilot was departing from the private airstrip and executed an aerobatic maneuver during the initial climb. The aircraft stalled at approximately 200 feet AGL and descended uncontrolled to impact into a wheat field. The inexperienced pilot had insufficient altitude to recover from the maneuver. The pilot's father stated that his son had been warned of the dangers of this practice on numerous prior occasions.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N7632S
- Reported as
- Bellanca 7KCAB
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 575-76
- Engine
- Lycoming AEIO-320-E2B, 150 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- Richard L. Herring
- Registered owner
- Unknown
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal; Standard, Aerobatic
- Departed
- NONE
- Airport
- NONE, runway 27, 5,200 × 100 ft, asphalt
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
- 25
- Medical
- Class 3, Expired
- Flight hours
- 120 total · 32 in this make and model · 105 as pilot in command · 12 in the last 90 days
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 270° at 3 knots
- Visibility
- 15 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 70 °F, dew point -0 °F
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.