- Date
- November 1, 1978
- Place
- San Jose, CA · SAN JOSE, CA
- Injuries
- 2 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N57642Bellanca 7ECA
- Status
- Completed · report December 28, 1978
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19781101040619A
- Case key
- 139142
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3506 78/11/1 NR.SAN JOSE,CA BELLANCA 7ECA CR- 1 0 0 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 20, 159 TIME - 1500 N57642 PX- 1 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 76 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION SAN JOSE,CA LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION STALL IN FLIGHT: LOW PASS PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED PILOT IN COMMAND - EXERCISED POOR JUDGMENT MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - UNWARRANTED LOW FLYING FACTOR(S) TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS FIRE AFTER IMPACT REMARKS- PLT & ACFT NOT AEROBATIC QUALIFIED.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N57642
- Reported as
- Bellanca 7ECA
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
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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.