Bellanca 7AC N85652
21 April 1985 · Germantown, Kentucky, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 21 April 1985 at about 22:15 local time, a Bellanca 7AC registered N85652 was involved in an accident near Germantown, Kentucky, 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.
The record
- Date
- at 22:15
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Germantown, Kentucky, United States
- Nearest airport
- Brown County Airport (GEO)
- Coordinates
- 38.6499, -83.9609
- Aircraft
- Bellanca 7AC
- Registration
- N85652
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Cynthiana → Hillsboro
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- ATL85LA144
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
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
DURING CRUISE FLT OVER HILLY TERRAIN, THE PLT NOTED A POWER LOSS THAT HE DESCRIBED AS THE ENG 'DYING BACK AND THEN CATCHING AGAIN.' HE WAS UNABLE TO MAINTAIN ALT & SELECTED A FIELD FOR A LANDING. DURING THE APCH, THE LEFT MAIN GEAR & PROP HIT 2 POWER LINES. THE POWER LINES BROKE & THE ACFT CONTINUED FLYING. HOWEVER, DURING THE LANDING, THE LEFT MAIN GEAR COLLAPSED & THE ACFT SWERVED & WAS FURTHER DAMAGED. AN EXAM OF THE FUEL TANK REVEALED THAT THE COATING INSIDE THE TANK HAD BEGUN FLAKING & FLAKES HAD PARTIALLY OBSTRUCTED A FUEL SCREEN.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 Oct 1985 | Bellanca 7GCBC | Dumas, Arkansas, United States | - | No injuries | - |
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| 25 Oct 1985 | Bellanca 7AC | Ogallala, Nebraska, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 15 Mar 1985 | Bellanca 7GCBC | Bremerton, Washington, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 11 Jun 1985 | Bellanca 7GCBC | Anchorage, Alaska, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 16 Feb 1985 | Bellanca 7ECA | Pontotoc, Mississippi, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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