Bellanca 7GCAA accident near Titonka, IA
On August 8, 1999, a Bellanca 7GCAA (airplane) was involved in an accident near Titonka, IA. 1 person died. Damage to the aircraft: destroyed.
- Date
- August 8, 1999
- Place
- Titonka, IA
- Aircraft
- Bellanca 7GCAA · Airplane
- Injuries
- 1 fatal, 0 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Position
- 43.229°N, 94.040°W
- NTSB ID
- 20001212X19425
NTSB summary
HISTORY OF FLIGHT On August 8, 1999, at 1305 central daylight time, a Bellanca 7GCAA, N5033G, piloted by a private pilot, was destroyed during an in-flight collision with a pine tree and terrain near Titonka, Iowa. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time of the accident. The personal flight was operating under the provisions of 14 CFR Part 91 and was not on a flight plan. The pilot, the sole occupant, was fatally injured. The flight departed the Algona Municipal Airport, Algona, Iowa, at exact time unknown and was en route to the Owatonna Municipal Airport, Owatonna, Minnesota. Relatives of the pilot, and witnesses to the accident, described the airplane approaching their residence from the east, at an altitude lower than a set of transmission wires that were along a road near their property. The witnesses stated that as the airplane passed over their house they heard the airplane impact the top of an evergreen tree in their front yard. The airplane impacted a level cornfield approximately 100 yards west of the residence. PERSONNEL INFORMATION According to Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) records, the pilot was a holder of a private pilot certificate with a single engine land rating. FAA records indicated that the pilot was issued a third class medical certificate with no limitations or restrictions on July 3, 1998. At his last FAA medical examination, the pilot reported his total flight time was 150 hours. AIRCRAFT INFORMATION The aircraft was a Bellanca 7GCAA, N5033G, serial number 368-78. The Bellanca 7GCAA is a production built, dual strutted high-wi
Probable cause
The low altitude maneuver attempted and altitude/clearance not being maintained by the pilot, which resulted in an impact with a pine tree. A factor to the accident was the pine tree.
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Source: NTSB aviation accident database (US government, public domain). Findings may be preliminary or later revised by the NTSB. Not a complete global record.
