- Date
- September 25, 1988, 13:15 local (20:15 UTC)
- Place
- Toledo, WA
- Injuries
- 1 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N1047YBellanca 7ECA
- Weather
- Instrument (IMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report September 19, 1989
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19880925041229A
- Case key
- 40896
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
The plt took off from an uncontrolled strip in marginal wx conds, believing he could affect a departure to good VFR conds. Shortly after takeoff, he enctrd solid IMC & momentarily lost control of the acft. After regaining control & having lost altitude, he observed terrain below & attempted an off arpt landing in a field. His speed was too fast for a normal landing. To avoid trees at the end of the field, he turned left without applying power. Subsequently, the acft stalled & crashed.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N1047Y
- Reported as
- Bellanca 7ECA
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 1975-07
- Airframe hours
- 1,520
- Engine
- Lycoming O-235-C1, 115 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Hugh R. Hudson
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Aerobatic
- Last inspection
- Annual · October 2, 1987 · 96 hours before
- Departed
- TDO
- Destination
- RTN · Renton, WA
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
- 59
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Front
- Flight hours
- 257 total · 151 in this make and model · 187 as pilot in command · 13 in the last 90 days · 4 in the last 30 days
Weather
- Conditions
- Instrument (IMC) · Day
- Wind
- Calm
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.