- Date
- April 30, 1986, 08:00 local (12:00 UTC)
- Place
- Bunnell, FL
- Injuries
- 1 serious
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N8601EWing D-1
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19860430071089A
- Case key
- 31617
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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.
Airframe/component/system failure/malfunction
Window,flight compartment window/windshield - unlockedFactor
Preflight planning/preparation - improperCause
Proper touchdown point - misjudgedCause
Forced landing
In flight collision with terrain/water
Terrain condition - dirt bank/rising embankment
Analysis
The plt stated that his canopy had come open and he was trying to hold it closed and make an emergency landing on runway 29 at flagler co. airport, but being too low and fast the acft struck the ground about 100 ft short of the runway and slid to a stop.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N8601E
- Reported as
- Wing D-1
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 006
- Airframe hours
- 200
- Engine
- Lycoming O-320, 160 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Terrence G. Mcdonald
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · April 1, 1985 · 50 hours before
- Departed
- 44J · Daytona Beach, FL
- Destination
- MSY · New Orleans, LA
- Airport
- X47 · Flagler County, runway 29, 5,000 × 200 ft, asphalt
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 70
- Certificate
- Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Multi-engine land
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 5,000 total · 200 in this make and model · 20 in the last 90 days
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 300° at 4 knots
- Visibility
- 10 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 64 °F, dew point 54 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- DAB, 25 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.