- Date
- August 8, 1986, 17:45 local (Aug 9, 1986, 00:45 UTC)
- Place
- Van Nuys, CA
- Injuries
- 4 uninjured
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report August 19, 1988
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA reports
- 19860808083862A19860808083861A
- Case key
- 24935
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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
Two plts, 1 flying Bellanca 7GCBC, N50443, the other flying champion 7KCAB, N443E, took their girl friends on a flt which included formation flying. The champion plt rprtd he flew formation with the Bellanca with aprx a 20' spread. Rprtdly, about half way thru the flt, while the champion was on Bellanca's left wing, the Bellanca pitched up abruptly &went out of formation. After rejoining, the champion plt noticed that the Bellanca's left stabilizer was bent on the left side. Later, small abrasions were fnd on the champion's rgt wing tip which matched the Bellanca's left stabilizer. The pax of the champion indcd that at times drg the flt, the 2 acft came in close proximity of each other.
Aircraft · 2
- Registration
- N50443
- Reported as
- Bellanca 7GCBC
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 112879
- Airframe hours
- 2,486
- Engine
- Lycoming O-320-A2D, 150 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- San Val
- Registered owner
- Albert B. Krameer
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Aerobatic
- Last inspection
- 100 hour · July 30, 1986
- Departed
- AVX · Avalon, CA
- Destination
- VNY · Van Nuys, 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.
- Registration
- N443E
- Reported as
- Champion 7KCAB
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 102
- Airframe hours
- 1,780
- Engine
- Lycoming IO-320-E2A, 150 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Minor damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- Sussex Aviation
- Registered owner
- Sari March Schnepf
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal; Standard, Aerobatic
- Last inspection
- 100 hour · May 9, 1986
- Departed
- AVX · Avalon, CA
- Destination
- VNY · Van Nuys, 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 · 2
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot, aircraft N50443
- Age
- 22
- Certificates
- Flight instructor, Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land, Multi-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 1, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Front
- Flight hours
- 1,300 total · 3 in this make and model · 1,180 as pilot in command · 75 in the last 90 days · 23 in the last 30 days
- Role
- Pilot, aircraft N443E
- Age
- 23
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Front
- Flight hours
- 147 total · 66 in this make and model · 100 as pilot in command · 8 in the last 90 days
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 280° at 9 knots
- Visibility
- 20 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
FAA reports on this event · 2
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.
Other investigations on N50443 · 1
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.