NYC73FHM11

NTSB accident investigation · Bellanca 260 · Sea Bright, NJ · September 5, 1972

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
September 5, 1972
Place
Sea Bright, NJ · SEA BRIGHT, NJ
Injuries
1 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Enroute
Aircraft
N8812RBellanca 260
Status
Completed · report March 21, 1973
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
168381

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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.

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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3327   72/9/5    SEA BRIGHT,NJ       BELLANCA 260        CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 51, 7120
        TIME - 2000                    N8812R              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 370 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          WESTMINSTER,MD              AMITYVILLE,NY
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: DESCENDING
           DITCHING                                                 LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISMANAGEMENT OF FUEL
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MISCALCULATED FUEL CONSUMPTION
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL EXHAUSTION
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON WATER
        REMARKS- WX BRFG BY ATIS.

Aircraft

Registration
N8812R
Reported as
Bellanca 260
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Colts Neck,Nj

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.

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