Brewster Fleet 7-220 N798V

Summary

On 28 July 2010 at about 01:45 local time, a Brewster Fleet 7-220 registered N798V was involved in an accident near Manzanola, Colorado, 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

28 July 2010 at 01:45

Classification

Accident

Location

Manzanola, Colorado, United States

Coordinates

38.1089, -103.8547

Aircraft

Brewster Fleet 7-220

Registration

N798V

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Lamar → Ellicott

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Dusk

NTSB number

CEN10CA444

Nobody was injured.

A collision with a hidden obstruction during the landing roll.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

The pilot stated that he was transporting his newly acquired vintage bi-wing airplane to his home field. About 21 miles from the destination, the airplane encountered severe turbulence. The pilot attempted to approach the home airport from a different direction, but still encountered severe turbulence. Storms were visually detected by the pilot approaching the destination airport, so he diverted to avoid the storms. The pilot headed towards a private airfield and visually acquired what he thought was the landing area. The pilot performed a landing to an open, plowed, field. During the ground roll, the landing gear dug into a dirt "bump" and the airplane nosed over, coming to rest in an inverted position. The airplane's rudder was substantially damaged.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.