Bellanca 7GCBC N2537Z

Summary

On 15 June 1997 at about 18:30 local time, a Bellanca 7GCBC registered N2537Z was involved in an accident near Harrisonburg, Virginia, United States. 2 people were 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.

Date

15 June 1997 at 18:30

Classification

Accident

Location

Harrisonburg, Virginia, United States

Nearest airport

Early Field (NONE)

Coordinates

38.4295, -78.8701

Aircraft

Bellanca 7GCBC

Registration

N2537Z

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Staunton → Unknown

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

NYC97LA117

Nobody was injured.

the pilot's failure to obtain the proper touchdown point. A contributing factor was the transmission line.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.

Read the full NTSB narrative

A short final approach was made to runway 5, a 1,200 foot long grass runway. The airplane touched down long, and the pilot executed a go-around by reducing the flaps to 14 degrees and applying full power to the engine. As the airplane climbed, the pilot realized that he would not clear 25-foot high wires that crossed over the departure end of the runway, and executed a sharp stick-back maneuver to gain maximum altitude. The right main landing gear struck the wires, which remained caught with the airplane. The airplane slowed, and descended to the ground nose first, coming to rest inverted.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.