- Date
- October 29, 1978
- Place
- Castalia, IA · CASTALIA, IA
- Injuries
- 2 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N88188Bellanca 7KCAB
- Status
- Completed · report December 6, 1978
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19781029034129A
- Case key
- 143983
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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.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3063 78/10/29 CASTALIA,IA BELLANCA 7KCAB CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR., TIME - 0945 N88188 PX- 0 0 1 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP AGE 42, 2256 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 102 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - WALDEN POND DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION PLATTEVILLE,WI CASTALIA,IA TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: TREES LANDING: GO-AROUND PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED WRONG RUNWAY RELATIVE TO EXISTING WIND PILOT IN COMMAND - DELAYED IN INITIATING GO-AROUND FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - DOWNWIND WEATHER - UNFAVORABLE WIND CONDITIONS SKY CONDITION CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE BROKEN 7000 VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE 5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED) NONE OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE RELATIVE BEARING OF WIND NONE LEFT QUARTERING TAIL WIND 203-247 DEGREES WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS 170 20 TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN VFR NONE REMARKS- WIND GUSTS TO 30KTS.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N88188
- Reported as
- Bellanca 7KCAB
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Airport
- Walden Pond
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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.