Bellanca 7GCAA N68543
14 May 2012 · El Dorado, Kansas, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 14 May 2012 at about 21:30 local time, a Bellanca 7GCAA registered N68543, operated by Troy A. Waltermath, was involved in an accident near El Dorado, Kansas, 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.
The record
- Date
- at 21:30
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- El Dorado, Kansas, United States
- Nearest airport
- Capt. Jack Thomas/El Dorado (KEQA)
- Coordinates
- 37.7711, -96.8172
- Aircraft
- Bellanca 7GCAA
- Registration
- N68543
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Troy A. Waltermath
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Benton → El Dorado
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- CEN12LA304
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
Probable cause
The pilot's loss of directional control during landing, which resulted in a runway excursion.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
The pilot reported that he made a full-stall landing on the runway with a left crosswind and lost directional control after landing. The airplane departed the right side of the runway and impacted a deep ditch. The pilot reported no preimpact mechanical malfunctions or failures that would have precluded normal operations.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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