- Date
- February 11, 1978
- Place
- Sonoma, CA · SONOMA, CA
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Aircraft
- N2598ZBellanca 7ECA
- Status
- Completed · report March 27, 1978
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19780211002539A
- Case key
- 143777
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0204 78/2/11 SONOMA,CA BELLANCA 7ECA CR- 0 0 1 MISCELLANEOUS COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR., TIME - 1720 N2598Z PX- 0 0 0 FERRY AGE 27, 2438 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 1700 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - SONOMA VALLEY DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION SONOMA,CA LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION NOSE OVER/DOWN TAKEOFF: RUN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN REMARKS- DURING TAKEOFF RUN ACFT STRUCK STANDING WATER ON GRASS STRIP.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N2598Z
- Reported as
- Bellanca 7ECA
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Sonoma Valley
N2598ZRegistration cancelled Jun 22, 2011 · Bellanca 7ECAAirframe modelBellanca 7ECAEngine modelLycoming 0-235 series
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FAA reports on this event · 1
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Other investigations on N2598Z · 2
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