- Date
- December 1, 1980
- Place
- Red Bluff, CA · RED BLUFF, CA
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N5067CBellanca 7ECA
- Status
- Completed · report April 17, 1981
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19801201074309A
- Case key
- 127533
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3641 80/12/1 NR.RED BLUFF,CA BELLANCA 7ECA CR- 0 0 1 INSTRUCTIONAL STUDENT, AGE 55, 47 TOTAL TIME - 1850 N5067C PX- 0 0 0 SOLO HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - RED BLUFF DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION LAST ENROUTE STOP SHELLVILLE,CA ROUND ROBIN & RETURN LAMPSON,CA TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PERSONNEL - FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR: INADEQUATE SUPERVISION OF FLIGHT PILOT IN COMMAND - CONTINUED VFR FLIGHT INTO ADVERSE WEATHER CONDITIONS PILOT IN COMMAND - BECAME LOST/DISORIENTED MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL EXHAUSTION FACTOR(S) PERSONNEL - TRAFFIC CONTROL PERSONNEL: FAILURE TO ADVISE OF UNSAFE WEATHER CONDITIONS COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND REMARKS- CFI DID NOT HEAR COMPLETE WX BRFG DUE OTR BUSINESS.BRFG DID NOT INCLUDE OTR ADVERSE WX ENROUTE.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N5067C
- Reported as
- Bellanca 7ECA
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Red Bluff
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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 N5067C · 2
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.
NTSB NYC96LA166Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportBedford, MAThe pilot's inadequate compensation for wind conditions, and his failure to maintain directional control, which resulted in a ground loop/swerve. The variable wind condition was a related factor.NTSB LAX82FVD09Accident · No injuriesFinal reportSonoma, CAControl was lost during takeoff when, according to the pilot's statement, a sudden extreme wind gust caused the aircraftto change its heading. The aircraft contacted water at the side of the runway and came to rest nose down. Winds were reportedly gusting to…