- Date
- April 29, 1982, 13:25 local (20:25 UTC)
- Place
- Deeth, NV
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N8943Bellanca 7GCBC
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report April 29, 1983
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19820429012649A
- Case key
- 70431
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
The pilot chose to land on an abandoned highway on a heading of 240 degrees. Reportedly, the winds were from the northeast at 8 gusting 18 knots. While making a wheel landing, a gust of wind was encountered about when enough speed had been lost to lower the tail. Subsequently, the pilot lost control of the aircraft and it ran off the left side of the highway and nosed over.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N8943
- Reported as
- Bellanca 7GCBC
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 607-74
- Airframe hours
- 1,100
- Engine
- Lycoming O-320-A2B, 150 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Business · Part 91
- Operator
- Boyd M. Spratling
- Registered owner
- Boyd M. Spratling
- Departed
- Spratling Ranch, NV
- Destination
- Gate City, VA
Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 32
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Flight hours
- 728 total · 653 in this make and model · 681 as pilot in command · 55 in the last 90 days · 18 in the last 30 days · 2 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 45° at 8 knots
- Visibility
- 30 statute miles
- Temperature
- 149 °F
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 N8943 · 1
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.