- Date
- February 16, 1979
- Place
- Dateland, AZ · DATELAND, AZ
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N2558ZBellanca 8GCBC
- Status
- Completed · report June 8, 1979
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19790216008429A
- Case key
- 137041
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0940 79/2/16 NR.DATELAND,AZ BELLANCA 8GCBC CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 30, 79 TOTAL TIME - 1340 N2558Z PX- 0 0 0 BUSINESS HOURS, 17 IN TYPE, NOT DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION CASA GRANDE,AZ DATELAND,AZ TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION NOSE OVER/DOWN LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN FACTOR(S) TERRAIN - WET,SOFT GROUND
Aircraft
- Registration
- N2558Z
- Reported as
- Bellanca 8GCBC
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
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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.
Other investigations on N2558Z · 2
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NTSB LAX03LA202Accident · Minor injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportWilliams, CAthe loss of engine power on takeoff for undetermined reasons.NTSB NYC85LA075Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportColts Neck, NJThe plt returned to the arpt after a glider tow flt to land. During a 3-point touchdown, the acft hit a rut & bounced in the air. The plt recovered & made another 3-point touchdown, then heard a 'loud crack' & saw the right main gear separate. He stated that…