- Date
- June 20, 1982, 09:00 local (16:00 UTC)
- Place
- Westley, CA
- Injuries
- 1 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N2661ZBellanca 8KCAB
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report June 20, 1983
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19820620023069A
- Case key
- 73019
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Sequence of events
NTSB’s coding before 2008: each occurrence and phase of flight, and the causes and factors under it. The codes are defined in NTSB’s coding manual.
Analysis
The plt made a low pass over a ranch house traveling from nw to se. He then made a second low pass over the swimming pool area traveling in a NE direction, & waved to those standing by the pool. The acft began a 180 reversal turn, entered a steep nose down attitude, & impacted the ground. Witnesses estimated the acft's altitude during the maneuvers to have been between 150 & 200 ft AGL.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N2661Z
- Reported as
- Bellanca 8KCAB
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 361-78
- Airframe hours
- 738
- Engine
- Lycoming AEIO-320-E2B, 150 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Fire
- On-Ground
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- John H. Cox
- Registered owner
- Sale Reported
- Departed
- MOD · Modesto, CA
- Destination
- MOD · Modesto, CA
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
- 22
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Flight hours
- 82 total · 8 in this make and model · 32 as pilot in command · 13 in the last 90 days
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 340° at 8 knots
- Visibility
- 15 statute miles
- Temperature
- 153 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
- Observed at
- MOD, 6 nm away
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.