- Date
- July 7, 1978
- Place
- Ft Huachuca, AZ · FT HUACHUCA, AZ
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N6559VBellanca 17-30
- Status
- Completed · report September 27, 1978
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19780707024509A
- Case key
- 140797
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2530 78/7/7 FT HUACHUCA,AZ BELLANCA 17-30 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 40, 69 TOTAL TIME - 1715 N6559V PX- 0 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP HOURS, 24 IN TYPE, NOT DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - LIBBY AAF DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION FT HUACHUCA,AZ TUCSON,AZ TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB COLLIDED WITH: TREES LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) POWERPLANT - MISCELLANEOUS: POWERPLANT FAILURE FOR UNDETERMINED REASONS TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
Aircraft
- Registration
- N6559V
- Reported as
- Bellanca 17-30
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Libby Aaf
N6559VRegistered now · Bellanca 17-30Airframe modelBellanca 17-30Engine modelContinental IO-520 series
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FAA reports on this event · 1
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