MIA78FKG73

NTSB accident investigation · Bellanca 7GCBC · Monroe, GA · August 20, 1978

Accident · Serious injuriesClosed
Date
August 20, 1978
Place
Monroe, GA · MONROE, GA
Injuries
1 serious
Damage
Destroyed
Phase of flight
Initial climb
Aircraft
N9511SBellanca 7GCBC
Status
Completed · report April 20, 1979
Report
Brief approved by the director
FAA report
19780820040999A
Case key
139469

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NTSB brief

NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.

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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-4231  78/8/20    MONROE,GA           BELLANCA 7GCBC      CR-  0  1  0  MISCELLANEOUS             PRIVATE, AGE 20, 295
        TIME - 1430                    N9511S              PX-  0  0  0  TOWING GLIDERS            TOTAL HOURS, 9 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - MONROE
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          MONROE,GA                   LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
           COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES                               LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - MISCELLANEOUS: POWERPLANT FAILURE FOR UNDETERMINED REASONS
        PARTIAL POWER LOSS - PARTIAL LOSS OF POWER - 1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
         FIRE AFTER IMPACT

Aircraft

Registration
N9511S
Reported as
Bellanca 7GCBC
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Destroyed
Airport
Monroe

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FAA reports on this event · 1

The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.