- Date
- July 6, 1984, 13:55 local (20:55 UTC)
- Place
- Gorst, WA
- Injuries
- 2 serious
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N57396Bellanca 7GCBC
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19840706073249A
- Case key
- 39811
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Sequence of events
NTSB’s coding before 2008: each occurrence and phase of flight, and the causes and factors under it. The codes are defined in NTSB’s coding manual.
Analysis
According to witnesses the acft departed rwy 19 & initiated a climbing left turn. The acft was then observed to increase angle of bank to the left and climb rate. At about 50 to 75 ft, the acft entered a steep uncontrolled descent & collide with the ground. An exam of the wreckage revealed that 5 of 8 spark plugs were worn & the stall warning light/horn fuse was missing.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N57396
- Reported as
- Bellanca 7GCBC
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 489-73
- Airframe hours
- 1,126
- Engine
- Lycoming O-320-A2B, 150 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Elaine Ryan
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Aerobatic; Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · October 11, 1983 · 24 hours before
- Departed
- PWT
- Destination
- BFI · Seattle, WA
- Airport
- PWT · Kitsap County, runway 19, 6,208 × 150 ft, asphalt
Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 51
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine sea, Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Front
- Flight hours
- 330 total · 243 in this make and model · 175 as pilot in command · 4 in the last 90 days · 3 in the last 30 days · 1 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 360° at 2 knots
- Visibility
- 15 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 3,500 ft broken
- Temperature
- 64 °F, dew point 45 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- PWT
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.