Bellanca 7GCAA N4190Y
14 August 1990 · Saltaire, New York, United States · Fatal
Summary
On 14 August 1990 at about 18:34 local time, a Bellanca 7GCAA registered N4190Y, operated by United Aerial Advertising Inc, was involved in an accident near Saltaire, New York, United States. One person was on board and one died. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 18:34
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Saltaire, New York, United States
- Coordinates
- 40.6903, -73.3199
- Aircraft
- Bellanca 7GCAA
- Registration
- N4190Y
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- United Aerial Advertising Inc
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Positioning
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Moriches → Farmingdale
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- NYC90FA192
People
1 person died.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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
THE AIRPLANE WAS SEEN MAKING A RIGHT TURN LOW OVER THE WATER. THE AIRPLANE STRUCK THE WATER WITH THE RIGHT WING AND THE WING SEPARATED FROM THE AIRPLANE. THE AIRPLANE SANK AND WAS NEVER RECOVERED. THE PILOT DID NOT ESCAPE THE WRECKAGE PRIOR TO ITS SINKING AND HIS BODY WAS NOT RECOVERED. THE RIGHT WING WAS RECOVERED AND A FRACTURE SURFACE ON THE WING WAS ANALYZED AND IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THE FAILURE WAS CAUSED BY AN OVERSTRESS CONDITIONS.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 Sep 1990 | Bellanca 7ECA | Blair Lakes, Alaska, United States | Alan F. Floyd | No injuries | - |
| 24 Mar 1990 | Bellanca 7ACA | Wasilla, Alaska, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
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| 31 Mar 1990 | Bellanca 7GCBC | Kayak Island, Alaska, United States | Stan Mala | No injuries | - |
| 4 Mar 1990 | Bellanca 7GCBC | Rockingham, North Carolina, United States | - | No injuries | - |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14 Jul 1990 | Piper PA-23 | Shirley, New York, United States | Joseph R. Scioscia | Minor injuries | - |
| 17 Jul 1990 | Grumman AA-1 | Highland, New York, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
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| 28 Jul 1990 | Cessna 172 | Edinburg, New York, United States | Richmor Aviation, Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 29 Jul 1990 | Robinson R22HP | Shirley, New York, United States | - | No injuries | - |
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