Accident · 2003-05-10

NTSB case FTW03LA149 · Bellanca 7GCBC · Part 91

What the record says

Event date: 2003-05-10
Event type: Accident
Highest injury level: Serious injury
Aircraft: Bellanca 7GCBC (N711JJ)
Operating rule: Part 91
Operator: Texas Taildraggers Operator named in NTSB report
Operated by (per NTSB report): Texas Taildraggers

Probable cause

The flight instructor's poor decision to initiate a simulated emergency without having a suitable area for a forced landing.

Source: NTSB case FTW03LA149

Flight crew

Flight-crew details for this event aren't in the NTSB database extract we hold (its coverage starts with 2008 events) — a gap in our data, not an absence of crew.

Facts as the NTSB records them — GroundCheck adds no judgement. Preliminary records may be revised as the investigation proceeds.

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