Bellanca 7GCAA N88373
23 July 2004 · Sequim, Washington, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 23 July 2004 at about 21:40 local time, a Bellanca 7GCAA registered N88373, operated by Thomas D. Roorda, was involved in an accident near Sequim, Washington, 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.
The record
- Date
- at 21:40
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Sequim, Washington, United States
- Nearest airport
- Sequim Valley Airport (W28)
- Coordinates
- 48.0981, -123.1872
- Aircraft
- Bellanca 7GCAA
- Registration
- N88373
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Thomas D. Roorda
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Port Angeles → Sequim
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- SEA04CA159
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
Probable cause
Aircraft control not maintained during the landing roll. A factor was the irrigation pipe.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
When the aircraft started to veer slightly to the right after landing the pilot pressed the right rudder to correct, got no response, then tried again with the same result. He then pressed the right brake but the airplane continued off the edge of the runway into a grassy area. The airplane subsequently impacted an irrigation pipe causing substantial damage to the right wing. No anomalies with the airplane were detected prior to or during the flight.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 Sep 2004 | Piper PA-18 | Blaine, Washington, United States | Guy R and Tyler R Glahn | Minor injuries | - |
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| 3 Sep 2004 | Hardin LANCAIR 320 | Chewelah, Washington, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 16 May 2004 | Stinson SR-10E | Eliza Island, Washington, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 16 Jul 2004 | Cessna 150L | La Center, Washington, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
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