- Date
- September 30, 1985, 11:30 local (16:30 UTC)
- Place
- Council Bluffs, IA
- Injuries
- 2 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N1008EBellanca Citabria 7ECA
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19850930048219A
- Case key
- 34041
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
On climbout fm the Council Bluffs airport the plt reported a loss of engine power and the engine quitting. The plt attempted an air restart but was too low to the grnd to continue. The plt weaved in and out of trees during his descent finally impacting the up-slope of hilly terrain. Inspection of the acft revealed water contaminated fuel of an approximate 50/50 ratio. Inspection of the fuel facility showed the dispensing fuel truck prior to dispensing fuel into the acft. Inspection of the truck revealed the fueling cap on the top of the tank was leaking allowing ingestion of water into the fuel supply.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N1008E
- Reported as
- Bellanca Citabria 7ECA (CITABRIA 7)
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 1202-77
- Airframe hours
- 708
- Engine
- Lycoming O-235-C1, 115 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- Jeffery S. Forman
- Registered owner
- Stanley E. Forman
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · July 12, 1985 · 25 hours before
- Departed
- CBF · Council Bluffs, IA
- Destination
- SWO · Stillwater, OK
- Flight plan
- VFR
- Airport
- Unknown
Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 21
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Front
- Flight hours
- 69 total · 69 in this make and model · 39 as pilot in command · 17 in the last 90 days · 4 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 320° at 12 knots
- Visibility
- 10 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 6,000 ft overcast
- Temperature
- 46 °F, dew point 34 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- OMA, 4 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.