- Date
- October 23, 1980
- Place
- Elk Grove, CA · ELK GROVE, CA
- Injuries
- 1 minor, 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N2561FBellanca 7ECA
- Status
- Completed · report November 26, 1980
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19801023057639A
- Case key
- 128545
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2782 80/10/23 ELK GROVE,CA BELLANCA 7ECA CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 58, 258 TIME - 1128 N2561F PX- 0 0 1 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 12 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - SUNSET SKY RANCH DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION ELK GROVE,CA LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION STALL TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
Aircraft
- Registration
- N2561F
- Reported as
- Bellanca 7ECA
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Sunset Sky Ranch
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Other investigations on N2561F · 1
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