Bellanca 7GCAA N31253
24 July 1988 · Windsor, Virginia, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 24 July 1988 at about 22:15 local time, a Bellanca 7GCAA registered N31253, operated by Tidewater Soaring Society, was involved in an accident near Windsor, 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 22:15
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Windsor, Virginia, United States
- Nearest airport
- Garner (3VA8)
- Coordinates
- 36.7993, -76.7301
- Aircraft
- Bellanca 7GCAA
- Registration
- N31253
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Tidewater Soaring Society
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Unknown
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Windsor → Unknown
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- BFO88LA069
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
WHILE ON LONG FINAL AFTER A GLIDER TOW FLIGHT THE ENG LOST POWER. A FORCED LANDING WAS MADE IN AN OPEN FIELD AND WHEN THE PLT APPLIED BRAKES, THE ACFT NOSED OVER. POST ACCIDENT EXAM OF THE ACFT REVEALED 1 GALLON OF FUEL REMAINED. THE PLT REPORTED THAT HE INITIATED THE FLT WITH 3 GALLONS OF FUEL ON BOARD. THE ACFT OPERATOR STATED IT WAS STANDARD PROCEDURE FOR THE TOW ACFT TO TAKEOFF WITH THE MINIMUM AMOUNT OF FUEL ON BOARD TO COMPLETE THE FLIGHT.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25 Sep 1988 | Bellanca 7ECA | Toledo, Washington, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
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| 23 Jul 1988 | Bellanca 7GCAA | Pendleton, New York, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 22 Jun 1988 | Bellanca 7GCBC | Dorris, California, United States | Weathers, Terry | No injuries | - |
| 18 Dec 1988 | Bellanca 7KCAB | Phoenix, Arizona, United States | Pierson, Louis A. | No injuries | - |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 May 1988 | Beechcraft C23 | Manassas, Virginia, United States | - | No injuries | - |
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| 17 Jun 1988 | Piper PA-28-181 | Reedville, Virginia, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 30 Jun 1988 | Travel Air D4D | Roanoke, Virginia, United States | - | No injuries | - |