Bellanca 7KCAB N1717C
16 August 1984 · Virginia Beach, Virginia, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 16 August 1984 at about 18:00 local time, a Bellanca 7KCAB registered N1717C was involved in an accident near Virginia Beach, Virginia, 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.
The record
- Date
- at 18:00
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Virginia Beach, Virginia, United States
- Nearest airport
- Atlantic Air Park
- Coordinates
- 36.7299, -76.0407
- Aircraft
- Bellanca 7KCAB
- Registration
- N1717C
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Other Work Use
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- ATL84LA258
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 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
AFTER A BANNER TOW PICK-UP, RUDDER JAMMED FULL RIGHT. PLT APPLIED BOTH FEET TO LEFT RUDDER PEDAL IN ATTEMPT TO CONTROL DIRECTION OF FLT. LEFT RUDDER CABLE THEN FAILED IN OVERLOAD AS BANNER ENGAGED POWER LINE AND BROKE FREE. DIRECTIONAL CONTROL REQUIREMENTS ON LANDING EXCEEDED CAPABILITY OF BRAKES. ACFT DRIFTED LEFT ON ROLL OUT AND COLLIDED WITH TREES. INSPECTION INDICATED TOW CABLE ENTANGLED WITH LEFT RUDDER HORN DURING PICK-UP.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 Jun 1984 | Bellanca 7GCBC | Tunica, Mississippi, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
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| 26 Jun 1984 | Bellanca 7GCBC | Dillon, Montana, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 2 May 1984 | Bellanca 7GCBC | Sherwood, Oregon, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 16 Apr 1984 | Bellanca 7AC | Skull Valley, Arizona, United States | - | Fatal | 2 |
| 11 Jan 1984 | Bellanca 7ECA | Throckmorton, Texas, United States | - | Fatal | 2 |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25 May 1984 | Waco RNF | Danville, Virginia, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 1 Jun 1984 | Maule M-2 | Troy, Virginia, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 9 Jun 1984 | Cessna 152 | Leesburg, Virginia, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 12 Jun 1984 | Bell 222 | Salem, Virginia, United States | Life Guard of America, Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 15 Jun 1984 | Gulfstream American AA-5B | Williamsburg, Virginia, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 8 Jun 1984 | Johnson SKYOTE | Portsmouth, Virginia, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |