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| Date: | Sunday 29 October 1989 |
| Time: | 11:50 LT |
| Type: |  Bellanca 8GCBC |
| Owner/operator: | Atlantic Soaring, Inc. |
| Registration: | N7871S |
| MSN: | 229-76 |
| Engine model: | Lycoming O-360-C2A |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Churchville, MD -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
JUST PRIOR TO TOUCHDOWN ON RWY 01, THE PILOT NOTICED ANOTHER ACFT ON APPROACH FOR RWY 10. THE PLT APPLIED FULL PWR TO ABORT THE LANDING, PULLED UP & TURNED RIGHT FOR AVOIDANCE. THE RIGHT WING COLLIDED WITH A 4-INCH SQUARE WIND SOCK POLE ADJACENT TO THE RWY, AND THE ACFT CRASHED INVERTED.
Probable Cause: THE PILOT NOT MAINTAINING ADEQUATE CLEARANCE FROM THE WIND SOCK DURING AN ABORTED LANDING. A CONTRIBUTING FACTOR WAS THE PRESENCE OF ANOTHER AIRCRAFT.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB BFO90LA005
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 26 September 1979 | N7871S | Wellington Soa | 0 | Wellington, CO | |
sub |
| 18 September 1999 | N53895 | Private | 0 | Troy, MO | |
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
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| 22-Mar-2024 18:39 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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