- Date
- February 19, 1977
- Place
- Galena, MD · GALENA, MD
- Injuries
- 2 serious
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N57679Bellanca 7ECA
- Status
- Completed · report September 12, 1977
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19770219006609A
- Case key
- 157817
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1912 77/2/19 GALENA,MD BELLANCA 7ECA CR- 0 2 0 INSTRUCTIONAL COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR., TIME - 1430 N57679 PX- 0 0 0 DUAL AGE 36, 732 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 63 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - BELLANCA DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION GALENA,MD LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB STALL TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB PROBABLE CAUSE(S) POWERPLANT - MISCELLANEOUS: POWERPLANT FAILURE FOR UNDETERMINED REASONS PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED FACTOR(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF POWERPLANT & POWERPLANT CONTROLS WEATHER - CONDITIONS CONDUCIVE TO CARB./INDUCTION SYSTEM ICING COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND SKY CONDITION CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE SCATTERED UNLIMITED VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE 5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED) NONE OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS NONE VFR TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN NONE
Aircraft
- Registration
- N57679
- Reported as
- Bellanca 7ECA
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Bellanca
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FAA reports on this event · 1
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Other investigations on N57679 · 1
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