- Date
- September 4, 1986, 09:00 local (16:00 UTC)
- Place
- Poston, AZ
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N68573Bellanca 7KCAB
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19860904087559A
- Case key
- 25245
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
At the end of a local practice flight the plt overflew the rwy and observed the wind sock. She noted the speed and direction to be 5 KTS from the north and elected to land downwind for easy access to the fuel tanks located on the south end. On touchdown, the acft veered to the left and the plt added power to straighten the acft. The control of the acft was not maintained and it traveled off the rwy, collided with a berm and nosed over.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N68573
- Reported as
- Bellanca 7KCAB
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 327-72
- Airframe hours
- 1,152
- Engine
- Lycoming IO-320-E2A, 150 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- Richard G. Morris
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Aerobatic
- Last inspection
- Annual · April 29, 1986 · 63 hours before
- Departed
- P20 · Parker, AZ
- Destination
- Poston, AZ
- Airport
- PRIV · Bruce Church, runway 19, dirt
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Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 42
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Front
- Flight hours
- 219 total · 8 in this make and model · 178 as pilot in command · 11 in the last 90 days · 8 in the last 30 days
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 360° at 5 knots, gusting 10
- Visibility
- 30 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 100 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
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 N68573 · 1
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.