- Date
- December 30, 1977
- Place
- Santa Monica, CA · SANTA MONICA, CA
- Injuries
- 2 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Aircraft
- N86862Bellanca 7KCAB
- Status
- Completed · report May 15, 1978
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19771230040559A
- Case key
- 144389
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3892 77/12/30 SANTA MONICA,CA BELLANCA 7KCAB CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR., TIME - 1313 N86862 PX- 0 0 1 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP AGE 64, 7051 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 300 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - SANTA MONICA DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION SANTA MONICA,CA LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE TAKEOFF: RUN COLLIDED WITH: DITCHES TAKEOFF: RUN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL
Aircraft
- Registration
- N86862
- Reported as
- Bellanca 7KCAB
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Santa Monica
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FAA reports on this event · 1
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Other investigations on N86862 · 1
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