- Date
- March 5, 1977
- Place
- Riverhead, NY · RIVERHEAD, NY
- Injuries
- 1 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N8583Bellanca 7ECA
- Status
- Completed · report April 14, 1977
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19770305004599A
- Case key
- 157751
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0411 77/3/5 RIVERHEAD,NY BELLANCA 7ECA CR- 0 0 1 MISCELLANEOUS COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR., TIME - 1730 N8583 PX- 0 0 0 FERRY AGE 46, 300 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 70 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - RIVERHEAD AIRPARK DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION HUNTINGTON,NV RIVERHEAD,NY TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: TREES IN FLIGHT: LOW PASS PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED CLEARANCE FACTOR(S) TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS
Aircraft
- Registration
- N8583
- Reported as
- Bellanca 7ECA
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Riverhead Airpark
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FAA reports on this event · 1
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