Accident Bellanca 7KCAB N41694, Sunday 7 February 1982
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Date:Sunday 7 February 1982
Time:12:15 LT
Type:Silhouette image of generic CH7B model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Bellanca 7KCAB
Owner/operator:Bay Aero Club Inc.
Registration: N41694
MSN: 400 73
Year of manufacture:1973
Total airframe hrs:1720 hours
Engine model:Lycoming AEIO-320-E1B
Fatalities:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2
Other fatalities:0
Aircraft damage: Substantial
Category:Accident
Location:Marthas Vineyard, MA -   United States of America
Phase: Landing
Nature:Private
Departure airport:Fall River, MA
Destination airport:Wrightstown, NJ
Investigating agency: NTSB
Confidence Rating: Accident investigation report completed and information captured
Narrative:
AFTER ARRIVING AT THE DESTINATION, THE PILOT LANDED ON RUNWAY 24. THE WIND WAS FROM 330 DEGREES GUSTING TO 20 KTS. DURING THE LANDING ROLL-OUT, THE AIRCRAFT GROUND LOOPED WHEN A CROSSWIND GUST WAS ENCOUNTERED. THE PLANE RAN OFF THE RUNWAY INTO A ROUGH GRASSY AREA WHERE THE LEFT MAIN GEAR COLLAPSED.

Probable Cause:

Accident investigation:
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Investigating agency: NTSB
Report number: NYC82DA033
Status: Investigation completed
Duration: 1 year
Download report: Final report

Sources:

NTSB NYC82DA033

Revision history:

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