Bellanca 7ECA N90973

Summary

On 29 December 1983 at about 19:30 local time, a Bellanca 7ECA registered N90973, operated by Michael Dewey Aviation Inc., was involved in an accident near Murrieta, California, United States. One person was on board and one had minor injuries. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

Date

29 December 1983 at 19:30

Classification

Accident

Location

Murrieta, California, United States

Nearest airport

Thompson (L86)

Coordinates

Not recorded

Aircraft

Bellanca 7ECA

Registration

N90973

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Michael Dewey Aviation Inc.

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Sant Paula → Unknown

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

LAX84LA120

1 person had minor injuries.

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 NOSED OVER DURING LANDING ROLLOUT. THE PLT REPORTED THE ACFT SPEED ON FINAL WAS 80 MPH WHICH IS FASTER THAN NORMAL. THE ACFT TOUCHED DOWN ABOUT 900 FT DOWN THE 2682 FT RWY. THE LANDING WAS ON RWY 15 AND THE WIND WAS FROM 045 DEGREES AT 4 KTS. THE PLT INCREASED BRAKING TO TRY TO STOP AND THE ACFT VEERED OFF THE RWY TO THE RIGHT NEAR THE DEPARTURE END. THE ACFT CAME TO REST WITHIN ABOUT 150 FT OF THE ARPT BOUNDARY. THE PLT HAD ABOUT 30 HRS IN TAILWHEEL TYPE ACFT AND HAD RECEIVED A CHECKOUT IN THE SUBJECT ACFT TWO MONTHS BEFORE THE DATE OF THE ACCIDENT.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.