Bellanca 7GCAA N8626V

Summary

On 24 July 1983 at about 21:00 local time, a Bellanca 7GCAA registered N8626V was involved in an accident near Elbert, Colorado, United States. One person was on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

Date

24 July 1983 at 21:00

Classification

Accident

Location

Elbert, Colorado, United States

Coordinates

39.2190, -104.5299

Aircraft

Bellanca 7GCAA

Registration

N8626V

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Englewood → Unknown

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

DEN83LA176

Nobody was 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

THE ACFT ENGINE QUIT WHILE THE PLT WAS PERFORMING AEROBATICS, AN AIRSTART WAS UNSUCCESSFUL AND A FORCED LANDING WAS MADEIN AN OPEN FIELD SURROUNDED BY TREES. DURING THE LANDING ONE WING HIT A TREE CAUSING THE ACFT TO VEER INTO A CREEK. THE PLT SAID HE HAD TAKEN OFF WITH TANKS HALF FULL OF FUEL. INVESTIGATION OF THE ACFT SHOWED WATER IN THE FUEL AND IN THE FUEL SYSTEM. ALSO A SPLIT SEAL WAS FOUND ON THE FUEL CAP OF THE RIGHT TANK. THE ACFT WAS NOT HANGERED AND THERE HAD BEENHEAVY RAIN FOR THE TWO DAYS BEFORE THE ACCIDENT.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.