NTSB Identification: FTW85LA264.
The docket is stored on NTSB microfiche number 28052.
Accident occurred Saturday, June 22, 1985 in VILLE PLATTE, LA
Aircraft: BELLANCA 7ECA, registration: N53958
Injuries: 1 Serious.
NTSB investigators may not have traveled in support of this investigation and used data provided by various sources to prepare this aircraft accident report.THE PLT HAD RENTED THE ACFT FOR A LOCAL FLT AND WAS OBSERVED BY GROUND WITNESSES TO HAVE FLOWN VERY LOW (50 FT AGL) OVER MILLER LAKE WHEN THE LEFT WING STRUCK A TREE. THE ACFT CONTINUED FOR APRX 50 FT IN A LEFT WING LOW ATTITUDE BEFORE STRIKING ANOTHER TREE, DESCENDING TO THE GROUND AND BURSTING INTO FLAMES.
The National Transportation Safety Board determines the probable cause(s) of this accident to be:
CLEARANCE..NOT MAINTAINED..PILOT IN COMMAND
Contributing Factors
BUZZING..INTENTIONAL..PILOT IN COMMAND
Contributing Factors
LOW PASS..INTENTIONAL..PILOT IN COMMAND
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