Bellanca 7GCBC N5530K

Summary

On 26 July 2014 at about 01:00 local time, a Bellanca 7GCBC registered N5530K, operated by Wright Thomas R, was involved in an accident near Caputa, South Dakota, 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

26 July 2014 at 01:00

Classification

Accident

Location

Caputa, South Dakota, United States

Nearest airport

Private Airstrip (XXX)

Coordinates

43.9772, -102.9817

Aircraft

Bellanca 7GCBC

Registration

N5530K

Category

Airplane

Year built

1978

Engines

1

Operator

Wright Thomas R

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Instructional

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Caputa → Caputa

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

CEN14CA392

Nobody was injured.

The student pilot's improper takeoff procedure and the flight instructor's failure to take control of the airplane and abort the takeoff.

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

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The flight instructor reported that the student pilot pushed the throttle about 3/4 of the way in during the takeoff roll, and did not add full power until about 1/2 way down the 1,500 foot grass airstrip. The airplane had not attained flying airspeed by the time it reached the end of the runway. The airplane became airborne, but it settled and impacted the terrain, which resulted in substantial damage to the fuselage and right wingtip. The flight instructor reported that there were no preaccident malfunctions or failures with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.