Bellanca 7ECA N5058K

Summary

On 29 August 1988 at about 20:00 local time, a Bellanca 7ECA registered N5058K, operated by Freisen, Gustov H., was involved in an accident near Dunsmuir, California, United States. One person was on board and one had minor injuries. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

Date

29 August 1988 at 20:00

Classification

Accident

Location

Dunsmuir, California, United States

Nearest airport

Dunsmuir (106)

Coordinates

41.1901, -122.2606

Aircraft

Bellanca 7ECA

Registration

N5058K

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Freisen, Gustov H.

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Instructional

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Unknown → Sonoma

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

LAX88LA302

1 person had minor injuries.

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

JUST AFTER TAKEOFF, THE AIRPLANE GAINED JUST ENOUGH ALTITUDE TO CLEAR TREES AT THE END OF THE RUNWAY. THE PILOT TURNED UP A VALLEY TO GAIN ALTITUDE. THE AIRPLANE WAS GAINING ALTITUDE AT 150 FPM, HOWEVER, THE VALLEY TURNED INTO A BOX CANYON AND THE AIRPLANE WAS NOT AT A SUFFICIENT ALTITUDE TO CLEAR THE TERRAIN. THE PILOT INITIATED A FORCED LANDING AND COLLIDED WITH THE TERRAIN. DENSITY ALTITUDE WAS CALCULATED AS 7800 FT. THE PILOT REPORTED THAT THERE WERE NO MECHANICAL FAILURES OR MALFUNCTIONS WITH THE AIRPLANE AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.