SEA79FYE37

NTSB accident investigation · Bellanca 14-13 · Federal Way, WA · August 4, 1979

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
August 4, 1979
Place
Federal Way, WA · FEDERAL WAY, WA
Injuries
2 uninjured
Damage
Destroyed
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N74353Bellanca 14-13
Status
Completed · report August 23, 1979
Report
Brief approved by the director
FAA report
19790804017719A
Case key
134111

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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.

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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-2452   79/8/4    FEDERAL WAY,WA      BELLANCA 14-13      CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 53, 163
        TIME - 1850                    N74353              PX-  0  0  1  PRACTICE                  TOTAL HOURS, ALL IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - EVERGREEN
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          CAMAS,WA                    FEDERAL WAY,WA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: ROLL
           COLLIDED WITH: FENCE,FENCEPOSTS                          LANDING: GO-AROUND
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF BRAKES AND/OR FLIGHT CONTROLS
           PILOT IN COMMAND - DELAYED IN INITIATING GO-AROUND
        FACTOR(S)
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: HIGH VEGETATION
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - RAN OFF END OF RUNWAY

Aircraft

Registration
N74353
Reported as
Bellanca 14-13
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Destroyed
Airport
Evergreen

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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.