- Date
- May 11, 1985, 13:14 local (17:14 UTC)
- Place
- Stuart, FL
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N41699Bellanca 7GCBC
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19850511016559A
- Case key
- 31398
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Sequence of events
NTSB’s coding before 2008: each occurrence and phase of flight, and the causes and factors under it. The codes are defined in NTSB’s coding manual.
Loss of control - in flight
In-flight planning/decision - improperFactor
Maneuver - initiated
Airspeed - not maintainedCause
Stall - inadvertentCause
In flight collision with terrain/water
Analysis
The plt stated that after releasing his banner, he made a steep right bank & the acft stalled & collided with the ground. He reported that the winds were variable. Aprx 30 south, the 1335 wind was from 040 deg at 12 KTS.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N41699
- Reported as
- Bellanca 7GCBC
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 595-73
- Airframe hours
- 18,493
- Engine
- Lycoming O-320-A2B, 150 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Other work use · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Johannes M. Van Ovost
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Aerobatic
- Last inspection
- Annual · March 24, 1985 · 26 hours before
- Departed
- FPR · Ft.Pierce, FL
- Airport
- SUA · Stuart
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 51
- Certificates
- Flight instructor, Airline transport
- Airplane ratings
- Multi-engine land, Single-engine sea, Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 1, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Front
- Flight hours
- 4,062 total · 474 in this make and model · 3,513 as pilot in command · 260 in the last 90 days · 3 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Visibility
- 7 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 10,000 ft broken
- Temperature
- 79 °F, dew point 70 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
- Observed at
- VRB, 30 nm away
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.