MIA81FA066

NTSB accident investigation · Bellanca 7GCBC · St Augustine, FL · April 18, 1981

Accident · FatalClosed
Date
April 18, 1981
Place
St Augustine, FL · ST AUGUSTINE, FL
Injuries
2 fatal
Damage
Destroyed
Phase of flight
Maneuvering
Aircraft
N5063KBellanca 7GCBC
Status
Completed · report May 27, 1981
Report
Brief approved by the director
FAA report
19810418017659A
Case key
126034

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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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3-0930  81/4/18  NR.ST AUGUSTINE,FL    BELLANCA 7GCBC      CR-  2  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 25, 233
        TIME - 1420                    N5063K              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 50 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
         ST AUGUSTINE,FL              LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED                  IN FLIGHT: BUZZING
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE,SPEED,ALTITUDE OR CLEARANCE
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - UNWARRANTED LOW FLYING
        REMARKS- WITNESSES OBSVD ACFT EXECUTING STEEP PULLUPS & SHARP BANKS AT NEAR TREETOP LEVEL.

Aircraft

Registration
N5063K
Reported as
Bellanca 7GCBC
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Destroyed

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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.