Bellanca 7GCBC N1074E
6 August 1994 · Morris, Pennsylvania, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 6 August 1994 at about 22:30 local time, a Bellanca 7GCBC registered N1074E, operated by Tinkham, Bradford L., was involved in an accident near Morris, Pennsylvania, United States. One person was on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.
The record
- Date
- at 22:30
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Morris, Pennsylvania, United States
- Nearest airport
- Oregon Hill (PRVT)
- Coordinates
- 41.5804, -77.3697
- Aircraft
- Bellanca 7GCBC
- Registration
- N1074E
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Tinkham, Bradford L.
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Lebanon → Pine Township
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- BFO94LA130
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Probable cause
The pilot misjudged altitude and distance, which resulted in an undershoot of the runway.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
The pilot reported that during the approach to runway on final, he noticed he was too high, so he used full flaps. Subsequently he realized that he was too low, so he applied power, but the landing gear struck a 'snow' fence short of the runway.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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| 9 Sep 1994 | Bellanca 7ECA | Englewood, Colorado, United States | P. C. Flyers, Inc. | No injuries | - |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 Jul 1994 | Piper PA-28-140 | Towanda, Pennsylvania, United States | Flight Leader, Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 8 Aug 1994 | Piper PA-28R-201 | Wellsboro, Pennsylvania, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 8 Aug 1994 | Cessna 172P | Pottsville, Pennsylvania, United States | - | No injuries | - |
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| 18 Sep 1994 | Cessna 172M | New London, Pennsylvania, United States | TOM Kurtz JR | Minor injuries | - |
| 25 Jan 1994 | Piper PA-28-161 | Bethel, Pennsylvania, United States | Aero-Tech Services | Fatal | 1 |