ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 384531
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| Date: | Thursday 29 April 1982 |
| Time: | 13:25 LT |
| Type: |  Bellanca 7GCBC |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | N8943 |
| MSN: | 607-74 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 1100 hours |
| Engine model: | Lycoming O-320-A2B |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Deeth, NV -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Executive |
| Departure airport: | Spratling Ranch, NV |
| Gate City, VA | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
THE PILOT CHOSE TO LAND ON AN ABANDONED HIGHWAY ON A HEADING OF 240 DEGREES. REPORTEDLY, THE WINDS WERE FROM THE NORTHEAST AT 8 GUSTING 18 KNOTS. WHILE MAKING A WHEEL LANDING, A GUST OF WIND WAS ENCOUNTERED ABOUT WHEN ENOUGH SPEED HAD BEEN LOST TO LOWER THE TAIL. SUBSEQUENTLY, THE PILOT LOST CONTROL OF THE AIRCRAFT AND IT RAN OFF THE LEFT SIDE OF THE HIGHWAY AND NOSED OVER.
Probable Cause:
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB LAX82DA150
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 22 September 2001 | N8943 | Running Dog Publications, Inc. | 0 | Mentasta, Alaska | |
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| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
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| 03-Apr-2024 12:11 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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