Bellanca 7GCAA N5033G

Summary

On 8 August 1999 at about 18:05 local time, a Bellanca 7GCAA registered N5033G was involved in an accident near Titonka, Iowa, United States. One person was on board and one died. The aircraft was destroyed. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

Date

8 August 1999 at 18:05

Classification

Accident

Location

Titonka, Iowa, United States

Coordinates

43.2292, -94.0397

Aircraft

Bellanca 7GCAA

Registration

N5033G

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Algona → Owatonna

Aircraft damage

Destroyed

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

CHI99FA284

1 person died.

The low altitude maneuver attempted and altitude/clearance not being maintained by the pilot, which resulted in an impact with a pine tree. A factor to the accident was the pine tree.

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

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The pilot attempted a low-level pass over a relative's residence and impacted a pine tree that was located in the front yard. The right elevator, right stabilizer, right wing struts, and right wing separated from the fuselage during and subsequent to the collision with the pine tree. No anomalies were found with the airplane or its engine.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.