- Date
- November 18, 1977
- Place
- Tracy, CA · TRACY, CA
- Injuries
- 1 serious, 1 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N3085GBellanca 7GCBC
- Status
- Completed · report December 21, 1977
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19771118036089A
- Case key
- 144578
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3437 77/11/18 TRACY,CA BELLANCA 7GCBC CR- 0 1 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 26, 250 TIME - 1645 N3085G PX- 0 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - TRACY DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION TRACY,CA LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION LANDING: TRAFFIC PATTERN-CIRCLING COLLIDED WITH: DIRT BANK LANDING: FINAL APPROACH PROBABLE CAUSE(S) POWERPLANT - MISCELLANEOUS: POWERPLANT FAILURE FOR UNDETERMINED REASONS PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND ALTITUDE FACTOR(S) TERRAIN - ROUGH/UNEVEN EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND REMARKS- CRASHED SHORT OF RWY IN GRAVEL PIT.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N3085G
- Reported as
- Bellanca 7GCBC
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Tracy
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FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.
Other investigations on N3085G · 2
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.
NTSB ANC22LA051Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportPalmer, AKThe pilot’s inadequate compensation for the gusting wind conditions with resulted in a loss of control and impact with terrain.NTSB ANC15CA055Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportSkweetna, AKThe pilot's improper decision to land on an unsuitable landing surface which resulted in a nose over.