Accident Bellanca 7KCAB N88314,
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ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 380714
 
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Date:Wednesday 5 October 1983
Time:17:04 LT
Type:Silhouette image of generic CH7B model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Bellanca 7KCAB
Owner/operator:Private
Registration: N88314
MSN: 482-74
Year of manufacture:1974
Total airframe hrs:1390 hours
Engine model:Lycoming IO-320-E2B
Fatalities:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1
Aircraft damage: Substantial
Category:Accident
Location:Fremont, CA -   United States of America
Phase: Landing
Nature:Unknown
Departure airport:
Destination airport:
Investigating agency: NTSB
Confidence Rating: Accident investigation report completed and information captured
Narrative:
THE ACFT GROUNDLOOPED DURING LANDING AFTER AN AERIAL GLIDER TOW. THE PLT REPORTED THAT HE HAD PERFORMED 23 GLIDER TOWS THAT DAY AND HE MAY HAVE BECOME FATIGUED. HE WAS ACCUSTUMED TO MAKING A LOW LEVEL TURN TO A SHORT FINAL FROM A BASE LEG AT 100 FT AGL. THIS TIME HIS AIRSPEED WAS SLOWER. THE PLT SAID HE EXPERIENCED A 'MIND VOID'. HE SAID THAT WHEN HE TOUCHED DOWN HE WAS IN A SLIP AND LANDED ON THE LEFT MAIN WHEEL. THE GEAR FAILED AND THE ACFT GROUNDLOOPED.

Probable Cause:

Accident investigation:
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Investigating agency: NTSB
Report number: LAX84LA006
Status: Investigation completed
Duration:
Download report: Final report

Sources:

NTSB LAX84LA006

History of this aircraft

Other occurrences involving this aircraft
19 September 1997 N88314 Barnstormers Aero Services Inc 0 Englewood, CO sub

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