- Date
- May 25, 1978
- Place
- Vacaville, CA · VACAVILLE, CA
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N8599VBellanca 8GCBC
- Status
- Completed · report July 5, 1978
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19780525012569A
- Case key
- 142312
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0977 78/5/25 VACAVILLE,CA BELLANCA 8GCBC CR- 0 0 1 MISCELLANEOUS COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR., TIME - 1300 N8599V PX- 0 0 0 TOWING GLIDERS AGE 34, 3106 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 UNK/NR IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - VACAVILLE GLIDER TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION NOSE OVER/DOWN LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF BRAKES AND/OR FLIGHT CONTROLS
Aircraft
- Registration
- N8599V
- Reported as
- Bellanca 8GCBC
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Vacaville Glider
N8599VRegistered now · Bellanca 8GCBCAirframe modelBellanca 8GCBCEngine modelLycoming O&VO-360 series
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FAA reports on this event · 1
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