- Date
- March 28, 1984, 15:56 local (22:56 UTC)
- Place
- Temple Bar, AZ
- Injuries
- 2 serious
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N8801RBellanca 14-19-3
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19840328007689A
- Case key
- 24216
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
According to the plt, he lost directional control during the landing & the acft zig-sagged down the rwy. He did not use brakes for fear of a nose over. On the last 30% of the rwy, he attempted a go-around; however, the acft veered off the rwy & crashed in rough terrain. The rwy had a 3.4% downhill grade to the north & the wind was calm.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N8801R
- Reported as
- Bellanca 14-19-3
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 4153
- Airframe hours
- 1,110
- Engine
- Continental IO-470-F, 260 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Business · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Bernard L. Bushelman
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · March 22, 1984 · 6 hours before
- Departed
- Santa Paula, CA
- Destination
- GCN · Grand Canyon, AZ
- Flight plan
- VFR
- Airport
- U30 · Temple Bar, runway 36, 3,500 × 50 ft, asphalt
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
- 34
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 90 total · 16 in this make and model · 451 as pilot in command · 7 in the last 90 days
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- Calm
- Visibility
- 75 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 20,000 ft broken
- Temperature
- 64 °F, dew point 19 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- LAS, 40 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.