Bellanca 7GCAA N8580V

Summary

On 4 June 1986 at about 23:50 local time, a Bellanca 7GCAA registered N8580V was involved in an accident near Thomas, Oklahoma, United States. One person was on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

Date

4 June 1986 at 23:50

Classification

Accident

Location

Thomas, Oklahoma, United States

Nearest airport

Thomas (OK25)

Coordinates

35.7399, -98.7407

Aircraft

Bellanca 7GCAA

Registration

N8580V

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Unknown → Anadarko

Aircraft damage

Destroyed

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

FTW86LA100

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

SHORTLY AFTER TAKEOFF AT AN ALT OF APRX 200 FT AGL, THE PLT ATTEMPTED A SNAP-ROLL. THE PLT WAS UNABLE TO RECOVER AFTER THE INTENDED 1 ROLL AND THE MANEUVER CONTINUED FOR 1 1/2 ROLLS. THE PLT WAS ABLE TO LEVEL THE WINGS BUT THE ACFT CONTACTED THE TERRAIN IN A STEEP NOSE DOWN ATTITUDE. THE ACFT THEN BOUNCED INTO THE AIR AND CONTACTED THE GROUND A SECOND TIME IN A TAIL DOWN ATTITUDE WHICH RESULTED IN THE ACFT FLIPPING OVER BACKWARD.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.