MIA79FA099

NTSB accident investigation · Bellanca 14-193 · Ozark, AL · July 4, 1979

Accident · FatalClosed
Date
July 4, 1979
Place
Ozark, AL · OZARK, AL
Injuries
1 fatal
Damage
Destroyed
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N7644EBellanca 14-193
Status
Completed · report August 8, 1979
Report
Brief approved by the director
FAA report
19790704032809A
Case key
134139

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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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3-2537   79/7/4  NR.OZARK,AL           BELLANCA 14-193     CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 56, 16727
        TIME - 1215                    N7644E              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, UNK/NR IN
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - BRESHEARS STRIP
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          MONROEVILLE,AL             OZARK,AL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           OVERSHOOT                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     LANDING: GO-AROUND
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND SPEED
           PILOT IN COMMAND - DELAYED IN INITIATING GO-AROUND
        FACTOR(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED WRONG RUNWAY RELATIVE TO EXISTING WIND
           WEATHER - HIGH TEMPERATURE
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - DOWNWIND
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          CLEAR                                                    UNLIMITED
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED)                                     NONE
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  TEMPERATURE-F
          NONE                                                      101
        WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES                                   WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS
          280                                                       4
        TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS                               TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          VFR                                                      NONE

Aircraft

Registration
N7644E
Reported as
Bellanca 14-193
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Destroyed
Airport
Breshears Strip

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FAA reports on this event · 1

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