- Date
- July 5, 1973
- Place
- Selbyville, DE · SELBYVILLE, DE
- Injuries
- 1 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N62970Bellanca 7GCBC
- Status
- Completed · report August 27, 1973
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19730705020399A
- Case key
- 189778
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NTSB brief
NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1570 73/7/5 SELBYVILLE,DEL BELLANCA 7GCBC CR- 0 0 1 COMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 49, 1806 TIME - 1330 N62970 PX- 0 0 0 AERIAL ADVERTISING TOTAL HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - AMERICAN SKYWAYS DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION SELBYVILLE,DEL LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB COLLIDED WITH: CROP LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - WATER IN FUEL TERRAIN - HIGH VEGETATION COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND REMARKS- FUEL GASCOLATOR CONTAINED WATER,NO FUEL.FUEL DRUMS EXPOSED TO HEAVY RAINS.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N62970
- Reported as
- Bellanca 7GCBC
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- American Skyways
N62970Registration cancelled Nov 1, 2013 · Bellanca 7GCBCAirframe modelBellanca 7GCBCEngine modelLycoming 0-320 series
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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 N62970 · 2
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NTSB MIA08FA003Accident · 1 fatalField investigationFinal reportNewton, GAThe failure of the right wing wooden spar due while the airplane was in cruise flight, due to the mechanic's inadequate annual inspection and his failure to comply with an airworthiness directive.NTSB ATL83LA240Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportBerlin, MDThe acft veered off the rwy and nosed over during landing. The plt reported that the acft started to drift into the softplowed field on the right of the rwy and full left rudder and brakes would not stop the turn. The reported wind about 18 miles away was…