Bellanca 7ECA N5066G
23 April 1982 · Spearfish, South Dakota, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 23 April 1982 at about 22:00 local time, a Bellanca 7ECA registered N5066G, operated by Star Aviation, was involved in an accident near Spearfish, South Dakota, United States. One person was on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 22:00
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Spearfish, South Dakota, United States
- Nearest airport
- Black Hills (SPF)
- Coordinates
- 44.4799, -103.8394
- Aircraft
- Bellanca 7ECA
- Registration
- N5066G
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Star Aviation
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Instructional
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Spearfish → Spearfish
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- DEN82DA070
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Probable cause
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 STUDENT PILOT DEPARTED ON RUNWAY 30 TO PRACTICE TOUCH AND GO LANDINGS. HE IMMEDIATELY ENTERED THE TRAFFIC PATTERN FOR RUNWAY 26. HE SAID HE MADE A POWER ON, SOFT FIELD LANDING, TOUCHING DOWN AT 65 KNOTS IAS, AND THEN IMMEDIATELY STARTED A TAKEOFF. REPORTEDLY AFTER LIFT-OFF, HE LOWERED THE NOSE TO GAIN ADDITIONAL AIRSPEED, AND BEGAN TO CLIMB. AT ABOUT 100 TO 150 FT AGL, THE AIRCRAFT BEGAN TO SETTLE BACK TOWARDS THE RUNWAY. THE PILOT SAID THAT HE ATTEMPTED TO RAISE THE AIRSPEED AND MAINTAIN ALTITUDE, BUT WAS UNABLE. THE AIRCRAFT TOUCHED DOWN, OVERRAN THE DEPARTURE END OF THE RUNWAY, AND STRUCK A FENCE. AFTER LANDING, THE WIND SOCK INDICATED A QUARTERING TAILWIND. AN INVESTIGATION INDICATED THAT THERE SHOULD HAVE BEEN SUFFICIENT RUNWAY AVAILABLE FOR A TOUCH AND GO LANDING. THE DENSITY ALTITUDE WAS CALCULATED TO BE 5885 FT MSL. THERE WERE FOUR RUNWAYS AT THIS AIRPORT. THE DENSITY ALTITUDE WAS ABOUT 5700 FT.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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| 22 Nov 1982 | Bellanca 7ECA | Erie, Colorado, United States | Robert Methven | No injuries | - |
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| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25 Nov 1982 | Cessna 182Q | Bryant, South Dakota, United States | Virgil van Overschelde | Fatal | 5 |
| 27 May 1982 | Callair A-9B | Sioux Falls, South Dakota, United States | Conroy H. Langloss | No injuries | - |
| 1 Dec 1982 | Cessna P210 | Sioux Falls, South Dakota, United States | Robert G. Ocheltree | Fatal | 2 |
| 24 Oct 1982 | Piper PA-18-125 | Camp Crook, South Dakota, United States | Gary Roger Tennant | Serious injuries | - |
| 8 Aug 1982 | Cessna 172M | Fairburn, South Dakota, United States | Robert N. Selberg | No injuries | - |
| 7 Sep 1982 | Cessna 150 | Faith, South Dakota, United States | DR. George Jenter | No injuries | - |