N8709V is a 1975 Bellanca 7KCAB. It is a fixed-wing single-engine aircraft with 2 seats, powered by a Lycoming IO-320 series rated at 150 horsepower. The registration is active, with the registrant based in Payson, AZ. Its standard airworthiness certificate was issued in May 1975. It has been registered to its current owner since Dec 2012. This page also carries 1 NTSB event.
- 51 years old
- 1 of 236 Bellanca 7KCAB
2012
1975
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In a statement provided by the pilot, he was performing a landing in a wheat field. The pilot approached the field from the west and flew a midfield downwind at 3,000 feet mean sea level (MSL) over the intended landing strip. When the pilot began to flare the airplane, the main landing gear became entangled with the tall wheat grass, which resulted in the airplane lurching forward and to the right. The right wing impacted the ground and the airplane nosed over. The airplane came to rest inverted and pointed in the opposite direction of flight. Nine days prior to the accident, the pilot had marked a 1,000 foot landing strip in the field. He stated that the wheat grass had grown considerably since then.
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