- Date
- February 1, 1982, 10:30 local (18:30 UTC)
- Place
- Sonoma, CA
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Aircraft
- N5067CBellanca 7ECA
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report February 1, 1983
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19820201002709A
- Case key
- 72648
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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
Control 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 20 knots.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N5067C
- Reported as
- Bellanca 7ECA
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 133338U
- Airframe hours
- 1,121
- Engine
- Lycoming O-235, 115 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Instructional · Part 91
- Operator
- Chuck Hunter
- Registered owner
- Chuck Hunter
- Departed
- SVA · Sonoma, CA
- Destination
- SVA · Sonoma, CA
- Airport
- SVA · Sonoma Valley, runway 25, 2,900 × 0 ft, gravel
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
- 29
- Certificate
- Student
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Flight hours
- 48 total · 48 in this make and model · 4 as pilot in command · 22 in the last 90 days · 2 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 25° at 10 knots
- Visibility
- 50 statute miles
- Temperature
- 140 °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 N5067C · 2
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.