- Date
- November 25, 1979
- Place
- St James, MN · ST JAMES, MN
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N41689Bellanca 7ECA
- Status
- Completed · report February 4, 1980
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19791125035579A
- Case key
- 133049
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3060 79/11/25 ST JAMES,MN BELLANCA 7ECA CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 39, 404 TIME - 1640 N41689 PX- 0 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 194 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - ST JAMES MUNI DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION LE SUEUR,MN ST JAMES,MN TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: SNOWBANK LANDING: ROLL NOSE OVER/DOWN LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: SNOW ON RUNWAY REMARKS- CENTER 20' OF 75' RWY PLOWED. DEEP SNOW IN BOTH SIDES OF CLEARED AREA.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N41689
- Reported as
- Bellanca 7ECA
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- St James Muni
N41689Registration cancelled Nov 7, 2012 · Bellanca 7ECAAirframe modelBellanca 7ECAEngine modelLycoming 0-235 series
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FAA reports on this event · 1
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Other investigations on N41689 · 1
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