- Date
- August 15, 1982, 14:49 local (18:49 UTC)
- Place
- Coltsneck, NJ
- Injuries
- 1 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N87108Bellanca 7GCAA
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report August 15, 1983
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19820815038299A
- Case key
- 70307
From the NTSB’s public API. By law, NTSB reports can’t be used as evidence in lawsuits over the accident.
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Sequence of events
NTSB’s coding before 2008: each occurrence and phase of flight, and the causes and factors under it. The codes are defined in NTSB’s coding manual.
Analysis
The pilot missed a banner pick-up, pulled up abruptly and leveled off at about 350 feet. The aircraft engine lost power and the pilot lowered the nose while in a right turn in an attempt to return to the airport. He stated that engine power was restored while in the nose down attitude but recovery could not be accomplished prior to impact. Examination of the engine failed to reveal any evidence of pre-accident malfunction which would have caused the loss of power.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N87108
- Reported as
- Bellanca 7GCAA
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 29874
- Airframe hours
- 1,359
- Engine
- Avco Lycoming O-320-A2D, 150 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Flight
- Part 91
- Operator
- Warren Weinstein
- Registered owner
- Warren Weinstein
- Departed
- N61 · Coltsneck, NJ
- Destination
- N61 · Coltsneck, NJ
- Airport
- N61 · Colts Neck
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
- 20
- Certificates
- Flight instructor, Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land, Multi-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Flight hours
- 617 total · 75 in this make and model · 369 as pilot in command · 93 in the last 90 days · 8 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- Calm
- Visibility
- 15 statute miles
- Temperature
- 183 °F
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.