Bellanca 7KCAB N57507

Summary

On 31 July 1982 at about 15:00 local time, a Bellanca 7KCAB registered N57507, operated by Gerald S. Grant, was involved in an accident near Agawam, Massachusetts, United States. 2 people were on board and 2 were seriously injured. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

Date

31 July 1982 at 15:00

Classification

Accident

Location

Agawam, Massachusetts, United States

Nearest airport

Bowles Airport

Coordinates

Not recorded

Aircraft

Bellanca 7KCAB

Registration

N57507

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Gerald S. Grant

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Westfield → Westfield

Aircraft damage

Destroyed

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

NYC82FNE04

2 people were seriously injured.

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

WHILE SETTING UP TO LAND ON RWY 23, THE PLT THROTTLED BACK THE ENG & IT QUIT. THE ACFT CRASHED INTO A WOODED AREA APPROXIMATELY 1/4 MI FROM THE END OF THE RWY. DURING THE POST-ACCIDENT ENG RUN, THE ENG WOULD NOT MAINTAIN 700 RPM AT IDLE (MANUFACTURERS RECOMMENDED IDLE SPEED), DROPPED TO 250 RPM & FINALLY STOPPED. A FLOW CHECK OF THE FUEL INJECTOR WAS 3 PPH LOW AT IDLE SETTING & WAS BROUGHT UP TO SPECS BY TURNING THE IDLE ADJUSTING WHEEL APPROXIMATELY 2-1/2 TURNS.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.