Bellanca 7ECA N5035J

Summary

On 3 September 1991 at about 00:00 local time, a Bellanca 7ECA registered N5035J, operated by Howard Redeker, was involved in an accident near Algonquin, Illinois, United States. 2 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

Date

3 September 1991 at 00:00

Classification

Accident

Location

Algonquin, Illinois, United States

Nearest airport

Unk (UNK)

Coordinates

42.1593, -88.3007

Aircraft

Bellanca 7ECA

Registration

N5035J

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Howard Redeker

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

CHI91LA280

Nobody was injured.

INCAPACITATION OF THE PILOT DUE TO A HEART ATTACK.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.

Read the full NTSB narrative

THE ACCIDENT AIRPLANE, FLOWN BY A NON PILOT PASSENGER, COLLIDED WITH CROPS AND NOSED OVER DURING A LANDING ATTEMPT AT A PRIVATE LANDING STRIP. THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED AT THE PRIVATE LANDING STRIP AND THE PASSENGER ASSUMED CONTROL OF THE AIRPLANE AFTER THE PILOT/OWNER BECAME UNCONSCIOUS AND SLUMPED OVER THE CONTROLS DURING INITIAL CLIMB. THE PASSENGER MANEUVERED THE AIRPLANE BACK TO THE AIRSTRIP AND LANDED THE AIRPLANE ON THE RUNWAY. THE AIRPLANE SWERVED OFF THE RUNWAY DURING THE LANDING ROLL.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.