Bellanca 7KCAB N68573

Summary

On 3 February 1999 at about 20:15 local time, a Bellanca 7KCAB registered N68573 was involved in an accident near Crystal River, Florida, 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

3 February 1999 at 20:15

Classification

Accident

Location

Crystal River, Florida, United States

Nearest airport

Crystal River (X31)

Coordinates

Not recorded

Aircraft

Bellanca 7KCAB

Registration

N68573

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

MIA99LA074

Nobody was injured.

The failure of the pilot to maintain directional control during takeoff and his failure to abort the takeoff after directional control was lost.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

The pilot stated that during takeoff, after lifting the tail, the aircraft veered to the left and he was unable to correct the drift. He maintained engine power and the aircraft went off the left side of the runway, lifted off, collided with small trees, and nosed over into a swamp area. Post crash examination showed no evidence of precrash failure or malfunction of the aircraft structure, flight controls, or engine and propeller. Winds were reported to be variable at 5 knots at the time of the accident.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.