- Date
- February 9, 1984, 15:35 local (23:35 UTC)
- Place
- Riverside, CA
- Injuries
- 1 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N5037GBellanca 8KCAB
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19840209003039A
- Case key
- 24023
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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.
In flight collision with object
Terrain condition - high vegetationFactor
Object - fenceFactor
Unsuitable terrain or takeoff/landing/taxi area - selectedCause
Aircraft performance,takeoff capability - exceededCause
Distance - inadequateCause
Analysis
The plt tried to takeoff from a grassy area adjacent to the paved rwy. The takeoff was hindered by high grass. Just after takeoff the acft collided with a fence and cartwheeled.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N5037G
- Reported as
- Bellanca 8KCAB
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 599-80
- Engine
- Lycoming AEIO-360-HIA, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Don Virginia Jackman
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · October 27, 1938
- Departed
- R12
- Airport
- RIR · Fla-Bob
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
- 55
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Front
- Flight hours
- 4,200 total · 69 in this make and model · 5 in the last 90 days · 1 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Visibility
- 15 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.