- Date
- April 2, 1980
- Place
- Lexington, KY · LEXINGTON, KY
- Injuries
- 1 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N11857Bellanca 7ECA
- Status
- Completed · report May 27, 1980
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19800402008199A
- Case key
- 132369
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0208 80/4/2 LEXINGTON,KY BELLANCA 7ECA CR- 0 0 1 INSTRUCTIONAL STUDENT, AGE 25, 55 TOTAL TIME - 1459 N11857 PX- 0 0 0 SOLO HOURS, 50 IN TYPE, NOT DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - BLUE GRASS FIELD DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION LAST ENROUTE STOP DAYTON,OH LEXINGTON,KY CHESAPEAKE,OH TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION LANDING: TRAFFIC PATTERN-CIRCLING STALL LANDING: FINAL APPROACH PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING PILOT IN COMMAND - MISMANAGEMENT OF FUEL MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL EXHAUSTION PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND REMARKS- PRIMER UNLOCKED,HIGH FUEL CONSUMPTION RATE.PLT STALLED AT LO ALT OVER OFF-AIRPORT LDG SITE.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N11857
- Reported as
- Bellanca 7ECA
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Blue Grass Field
N11857Registration cancelled May 28, 2009 · 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.