- Date
- August 15, 1978
- Place
- Selbyville, DE · SELBYVILLE, DE
- Injuries
- 1 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N88388Bellanca 7ECA
- Status
- Completed · report July 16, 1979
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19780815043229A
- Case key
- 138929
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-4385 78/8/15 SELBYVILLE,DE BELLANCA 7ECA CR- 0 0 1 COMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 31, 1595 TIME - 1450 N88388 PX- 0 0 0 AERIAL ADVERTISING TOTAL HOURS, 161 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - WARRINGTON DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION SELBYVILLE,DE LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: TREES IN FLIGHT: LOW PASS PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO INITIATE GO-AROUND FACTOR(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO USE OR INCORRECTLY USED MISC.EQUIPMENT EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND SUSPECTED MECHANICAL DISCREPANCY REMARKS- PLT STATED SEAT CUSHION BLOCKED RELEASE HANDLE.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N88388
- Reported as
- Bellanca 7ECA
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Warrington
N88388Registration cancelled Aug 14, 2012 · Bellanca 7ECAAirframe modelBellanca 7ECAEngine modelLycoming 0-235 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.