Bellanca 7ACA N9138L
29 May 1971 · Marion, Arkansas, United States · Minor injuries
Summary
On 29 May 1971 at about 18:50 local time, a Bellanca 7ACA registered N9138L, operated by Sport Flight, I, was involved in an accident during the takeoff phase of flight near Marion, Arkansas, United States. 2 people were on board and 2 had minor injuries. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 18:50
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Marion, Arkansas, United States
- Nearest airport
- Finley Gliderport
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Bellanca 7ACA
- Registration
- N9138L
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Sport Flight, I
- Operating rule
- Fixed Base Operator
- Purpose of flight
- Pleasure
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Route
- Memphis, Tenn → Local
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-1734
People
2 people had minor injuries.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
Probable cause
The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. No probable cause statement is present in the source data.
Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.
Read the full NTSB narrative
DEPARTED MEMPHIS, APRX 2.3GALS FUEL.FLEW TO MARION.ON GND ABT 5MINS, ENG RUNNING.CRASH LNDD ON ARPT.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 May 1972 | Bellanca 7GCBC | Hogeland, Montana, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 16 Jan 1972 | Bellanca 7GCBC | Burns, Oregon, United States | - | No injuries | - |
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| 21 Feb 1972 | Bellanca 7ACA | Smithville, Missouri, United States | Tail Draggers | No injuries | - |
| 6 Oct 1972 | Bellanca 7KCAB | Pope Valley, California, United States | Adobe AV Inc | No injuries | - |
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| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 Mar 1971 | M Mustang M-1 | Aurora, Colorado, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 25 Jan 1971 | Cessna 172 | Creston, Iowa, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 12 Jan 1971 | Piper PA-22 | Sarasota, Florida, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 14 Mar 1971 | Cessna 172K | Bethany, Oklahoma, United States | Diamond Air, In | No injuries | - |
| 27 Mar 1971 | Taylorcraft DCO-65 | Portage, Pennsylvania, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 20 May 1971 | Flybaby 1A | Oxford, Connecticut, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |