- Date
- April 29, 1974
- Place
- Gloucester, VA · GLOUCESTER, VA
- Injuries
- 2 serious
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N86626Bellanca 7ECA
- Status
- Completed · report July 10, 1974
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19740429014339A
- Case key
- 124212
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1418 74/4/29 GLOUCESTER,VA BELLANCA 7ECA CR- 0 1 0 MISCELLANEOUS COMMERCIAL, AGE 48, 1272 TIME - 1745 N86626 PX- 0 1 0 DEMONSTRATION TOTAL HOURS, 54 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - GLOUCESTER DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION GLOUCESTER,VA LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION LANDING: TRAFFIC PATTERN-CIRCLING STALL LANDING: TRAFFIC PATTERN-CIRCLING PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - SPONTANEOUS-IMPROPER ACTION PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED FACTOR(S) PERSONNEL - PRODUCTION-DESIGN-PERSONNEL: OTHER COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE REMARKS- RADIO MIC HOLDER LOCATED IN AREA OF MAG SWITCHES.PLT TURNED MAG SWITCHES OFF WITH ARM.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N86626
- Reported as
- Bellanca 7ECA
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Airport
- Gloucester
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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.