- Date
- August 29, 1988, 13:00 local (20:00 UTC)
- Place
- Dunsmuir, CA
- Injuries
- 1 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N5058KBellanca 7ECA
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report November 7, 1989
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19880829035779A
- Case key
- 26093
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
Just after takeoff, the airplane gained just enough altitude to clear trees at the end of the runway. The pilot turned up a valley to gain altitude. The airplane was gaining altitude at 150 fpm, however, the valley turned into a box canyon and the airplane was not at a sufficient altitude to clear the terrain. The pilot initiated a forced landing and collided with the terrain. Density altitude was calculated as 7800 ft. the pilot reported that there were no mechanical failures or malfunctions with the airplane at the time of the accident.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N5058K
- Reported as
- Bellanca 7ECA
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 1320-79
- Airframe hours
- 3,748
- Engine
- Lycoming O-235, 115 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Instructional · Part 91
- Operator
- Freisen, Gustov H., doing business as Aerosport
- Registered owner
- Freisen, Gustav H
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- 100 hour · August 1, 1988 · 78 hours before
- Destination
- 0Q3 · Sonoma, CA
- Flight plan
- VFR
- Airport
- 106 · Dunsmuir, runway 14, 2,700 × 60 ft
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
- 37
- Certificate
- Student
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Front
- Flight hours
- 81 total · 48 in this make and model · 21 as pilot in command
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 320° at 6 knots
- Visibility
- 20 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 100 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 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 N5058K · 1
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.