- Date
- February 9, 1974
- Place
- Lk.Berryesa, CA · LK.BERRYESA, CA
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Taxi
- Aircraft
- N7387VBellanca 17-31
- Status
- Completed · report April 24, 1974
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19740209004379A
- Case key
- 186864
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0492 74/2/9 LK.BERRYESA,CALIF BELLANCA 17-31 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE UNK/NR, 600 TIME - 1430 N7387V PX- 0 0 1 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 4 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION LK.BERRYESA,CALIF VACAVILLE,CALIF TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: TREES TAXI: OTHER PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF POWERPLANT & POWERPLANT CONTROLS PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER STARTING PROCEDURES FACTOR(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - LACK OF FAMILIARITY WITH AIRCRAFT REMARKS- MISUSED VERNIER THROTTLE.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N7387V
- Reported as
- Bellanca 17-31
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
N7387VRegistration cancelled Feb 4, 2017 · Bellanca 17-31Airframe modelBellanca 17-31Engine modelLycoming TI0-540 series
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FAA reports on this event · 1
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Other investigations on N7387V · 1
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