Bellanca 7GCBC N8744V
24 September 1982 · Bracketville, Texas, United States · Minor injuries
Summary
On 24 September 1982 at about 18:30 local time, a Bellanca 7GCBC registered N8744V, operated by Crawford Enterprised, Inc., was involved in an accident near Bracketville, Texas, United States. 2 people were on board and one had minor injuries. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 18:30
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Bracketville, Texas, United States
- Coordinates
- 29.3095, -100.4098
- Aircraft
- Bellanca 7GCBC
- Registration
- N8744V
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Crawford Enterprised, Inc.
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Bracketville → Bracketville
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- FTW82DA393
People
1 person had minor injuries.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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
PILOT STATED THAT WHILE FLYING LOW OVER A RANCH LOOKING FOR LOST COWS, HE FLEW INTO HIGH POWERLINES. HE ALSO STATED THATHE WAS AWARE THAT THE POWERLINES WERE IN THE AREA.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15 Aug 1982 | Bellanca 7GCAA | Coltsneck, New Jersey, United States | Warren Weinstein | Minor injuries | - |
| 7 Feb 1982 | Bellanca 7KCAB | Marthas Vineyard, Massachusetts, United States | Bay Aero Club Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 1 Feb 1982 | Bellanca 7ECA | Sonoma, California, United States | Chuck Hunter | No injuries | - |
| 4 Feb 1982 | Bellanca 7KCAB | Burns, Oregon, United States | Joseph L. Holdmann | No injuries | - |
| 23 May 1982 | Bellanca 7ECA | Roche Harbor, Washington, United States | Andrew G. Mowatt | No injuries | - |
| 22 Nov 1982 | Bellanca 7ECA | Erie, Colorado, United States | Robert Methven | No injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 Apr 1982 | Cessna A150M | Raymondville, Texas, United States | Neal F. Murray | Minor injuries | - |
| 20 Mar 1982 | Airmate HP-10 | El Paso, Texas, United States | Morris J. Wright | Minor injuries | - |
| 31 Aug 1982 | American AA-1A | Georgetown, Texas, United States | Delfin Salazar, JR. | No injuries | - |
| 20 Nov 1982 | Cessna 172M | Sherman, Texas, United States | John Brodherd, JR. | Serious injuries | - |
| 13 Jun 1982 | I C A Brasov - Romania IS-28B2 | El Paso, Texas, United States | Jorgen Anderson | No injuries | - |
| 17 Jul 1982 | Piper PA-22-150 | Marlin, Texas, United States | RON Noblitt | Serious injuries | - |