- Date
- October 30, 1985, 09:30 local (17:30 UTC)
- Place
- N.Battle Moun., NV
- Injuries
- 1 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N5051CBellanca 7GCBC
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19851030054469A
- Case key
- 40259
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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
The aircraft impacted the ground after attempting an aerobattic maneuver at about 300 feet AGL. Several witnesses observed the aircraft enter a loop or climbing roll and diveinto the ground. No evidence of failure or malfunction of the aircraft was found during the investigation. Most, if not all of the pilots flying time had been in this arcraft.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N5051C
- Reported as
- Bellanca 7GCBC
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 1144-79
- Airframe hours
- 5,210
- Engine
- Lycoming O-320-A2D, 150 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- George W. Kiesel
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Aerobatic; Standard, Utility
- Last inspection
- 100 hour · May 29, 1985 · 35 hours before
- Destination
- RNO · Reno, NV
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
- 32
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Expired
- Seat
- Center
- Toxicology
- Performed
- Flight hours
- 120 total · 100 in this make and model · 100 as pilot in command · 5 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- Calm
- Visibility
- 40 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 20,000 ft broken
- Temperature
- 57 °F, dew point 30 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
- Observed at
- BAM, 30 nm away
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.