- Date
- August 2, 1977
- Place
- Ft Fairfield, ME · FT FAIRFIELD, ME
- Injuries
- 1 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N57482Bellanca 7GCBC
- Status
- Completed · report October 31, 1978
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19770802039279A
- Case key
- 145598
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-4281 77/8/2 FT FAIRFIELD,ME BELLANCA 7GCBC CR- 1 0 0 COMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 25, 1127 TIME - 2055 N57482 PX- 0 0 0 AERIAL APPLICATION TOTAL HOURS, UNK/NR IN DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION FT FAIRFIELD,ME LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION STALL IN FLIGHT: PULLUP FROM SWATH RUN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED SPECIAL DATA TOTAL HOURS IN CROP CONTROL - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED KIND OF OPERATION - SPRAYING CROPS KIND OF CROP - POTATOES TYPE OF CHEMICAL USED - LIQUID CHEMICAL-NONTOXIC PILOT' S SEAT BELT -FASTENED-PROPERLY GLOVES - NOT USED GOGGLES - NOT USED CRASH HELMET - AVAILABLE USED COCKPIT CRASHPAD - NOT INSTALLED CRASH BAR - NOT INSTALLED TANK/HOPPER-LOCATION - BELLY TERRAIN-TYPE -ROLLING ELEVATION-AREA BEING TREATED-FEET - 520 SWATH RUN-HOW FLOWN - WIND CALM PROCEDURE TURNAROUND - ENTRY TO PROCEDURE TURN
Aircraft
- Registration
- N57482
- Reported as
- Bellanca 7GCBC
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
N57482Registration cancelled Feb 21, 2013 · Bellanca 7GCBCAirframe modelBellanca 7GCBCEngine modelLycoming 0-320 series
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FAA reports on this event · 1
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