Bellanca 7GCBC N88214

Summary

On 18 December 1982 at about 18:20 local time, a Bellanca 7GCBC registered N88214, operated by Vincent Cotroneo M.d., was involved in an accident near New Port Richey, Florida, United States. 2 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

Date

18 December 1982 at 18:20

Classification

Accident

Location

New Port Richey, Florida, United States

Nearest airport

New Port Richey (X28)

Coordinates

Not recorded

Aircraft

Bellanca 7GCBC

Registration

N88214

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Vincent Cotroneo M.d.

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Instructional

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

New Port Richey → New Port Richey

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

MIA83LA052

Nobody was injured.

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

ACCORDING TO THE INSTRUCTOR (CFI), THE TAIL WHEEL EQUIPPED AIRCRAFT VEERED LEFT AND HEADED TOWARD TREES AFTER THE TAIL ROSE, BUT WHILE THE MAIN WHEELS WERE STILL ON THE GROUND. HE ATTEMPTED TO RECOVER WITH RIGHT RUDDER AND BRAKES. FEARING A GROUND LOOP, THE CFI INITIATED AN ABORT, BUT THE LEFT WING STRUCK TREES AND SWUNG THE AIRCRAFT INTO BUSHES.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.