- Date
- February 1, 1987, 16:10 local (21:10 UTC)
- Place
- Rockaway, NJ
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N7653SBellanca 8GCBC
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report May 27, 1988
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19870201060719A
- Case key
- 30590
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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
Student pilot experienced a rough running engine during cruise flight and decided to make a precautionary landing on a frozen reservior. During landing roll out, the aircraft hit a slushy spot on the ice and nosed over causing substantial damage.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N7653S
- Reported as
- Bellanca 8GCBC
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 212-76
- Airframe hours
- 960
- Engine
- Lycoming O-360-C2E, 180 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Robert K. Brown
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · June 7, 1986
- Departed
- Lewiswn, NY
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
- 24
- Certificate
- Student
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Front
- Flight hours
- 105 total · 85 in this make and model · 73 as pilot in command · 10 in the last 90 days
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 0° at 5 knots, gusting 7
- Visibility
- 20 statute miles
- Temperature
- 37 °F
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.