Bellanca 7KCAB N7543F

Summary

On 9 June 1982 at about 23:00 local time, a Bellanca 7KCAB registered N7543F, operated by James L. Oberholtber, was involved in an accident near Centerpoint, Indiana, United States. 2 people were on board and 2 died. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

Date

9 June 1982 at 23:00

Classification

Accident

Location

Centerpoint, Indiana, United States

Coordinates

39.3696, -87.0899

Aircraft

Bellanca 7KCAB

Registration

N7543F

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

James L. Oberholtber

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Centerpoint → Centerpoint

Aircraft damage

Destroyed

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

CHI82FA203

2 people died.

The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. No probable cause statement is present in the source data.

Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.

Read the full NTSB narrative

THE NON-RATED OWNER/PILOT CRASHED AFTER TAKING OFF FROM A PRIVATE SOD STRIP. THE IMPACT POINT WAS ABOUT 400 FT FROM THE DEPARTURE END OF THE RUNWAY AND 200 FT LEFT OF THE CENTERLINE. ACCORDING TO A WITNESS, THE TAKEOFF ROLL WAS STARTED FROM A CROWN ON THE RUNWAY THAT WAS LOCATED ABOUT 200 FT FROM THE APPROACH END. REPORTEDLY, THE AIRCRAFT HAD TAKEN OFF AND CLIMBED TO 100 FT AGL BEFORE REACHING THE END OF THE 1000 FT STRIP. AFTER CLIMBING TO ABOUT 100 FT, THE PLANE WAS OBSERVED TO ENTER A LEFT BANK, THEN NOSE DIVE TO THE GROUND.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.