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NTSB accident investigation · Bellanca 8GCBC · Elsinore, CA · December 18, 1977

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
December 18, 1977
Place
Elsinore, CA · ELSINORE, CA
Injuries
2 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Taxi
Aircraft
N88049Bellanca 8GCBC
Status
Completed · report January 3, 1978
Report
Brief approved by the director
FAA report
19771218037679A
Case key
144300

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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.

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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3505  77/12/18 NR.ELSINORE,CA        BELLANCA 8GCBC      CR-  0  0  1  MISCELLANEOUS             PRIVATE, AGE 44, 535
        TIME - 0900                    N88049              PX-  0  0  1  TOWING GLIDERS            TOTAL HOURS, 7 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - SKY LARK
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
         ELSINORE,CA                  LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           TAXI: FROM LANDING
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED SPEED
        FACTOR(S)
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: POORLY MAINTAINED RAMP/TAXIWAY SURFACE
           PILOT IN COMMAND - LACK OF FAMILIARITY WITH AIRCRAFT
        REMARKS- HIGH SPEED TAXI. TAXIWAY HAD BUMPS ON IT.

Aircraft

Registration
N88049
Reported as
Bellanca 8GCBC
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Sky Lark

FAA reports on this event · 1

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