- Date
- September 29, 1979
- Place
- Clearwater, ID · CLEARWATER, ID
- Injuries
- 1 serious, 3 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N5186TBellanca 7GCAA
- Status
- Completed · report November 19, 1979
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19790929027709A
- Case key
- 133964
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2377 79/9/29 CLEARWATER,ID BELLANCA 7GCAA CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 29, 500 TIME - 1100 N5186T PX- 0 1 2 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 25 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION CLEARWATER,ID LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: TREES TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF FLIGHT CONTROLS FACTOR(S) TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS TERRAIN - WET,SOFT GROUND REMARKS- TKOF FROM ROLLED/PLOWED FLD,1500 FT LONG,UPHILL 1ST 800 FT.AFTER TKOF,DRIFTED LEFT TWD TREES.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N5186T
- Reported as
- Bellanca 7GCAA
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
N5186TRegistration cancelled Apr 18, 2013 · Champion 7GCAAAirframe modelChampion 7GCAAEngine modelLycoming 0-320 series
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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.