- Date
- April 4, 1985, 20:15 local (Apr 5, 1985, 04:15 UTC)
- Place
- Burns, OR
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N5051UBellanca 8GCBC
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Night/bright
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19850404012739A
- Case key
- 40135
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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.
Loss of control - on ground/water
Landing gear,normal brake system - wornFactor
Directional control - not maintainedCause
Operation with known deficiencies in equipment - performedCause
Ground loop/swerve - uncontrolledCause
Brakes(normal) - improper use ofCause
Maintenance,service of aircraft/equipment - inadequateFactor
Judgment - poorCause
Main gear collapsed
Landing gear,main gear strut - failure,totalFactor
Landing gear,main gear attachment - overloadFactor
Analysis
The acft veered left and the plt overcorrected with right rudder and a ground loop then occurred. The plt said the brakes needed to be worked on prior to the accident. He said that they were not as effective as they should have been & that he was aware of the brakes condition.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N5051U
- Reported as
- Bellanca 8GCBC
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 317-79
- Engine
- Lycoming AEIO-360-H1A, 180 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Ronald J. Sutphin
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Departed
- HIO · Hillsboro, OR
- Destination
- BNO · Burns, OR
- Airport
- BNO · Burns Municipal, runway 29, 5,100 × 150 ft, asphalt
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 50
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Flight hours
- 223 total
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Night/bright
- Wind
- 320° at 4 knots
- Visibility
- 50 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 55 °F
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.