Dugger Field Airport
Aircraft Accident/Incident Report

Freeport, Florida 32439
Saturday, August 20, 2005 16:48 CDT

NTSB Narrative Summary Released at Completion of Accident

Shortly after takeoff, the airplane was observed in a nose-up climbing attitude followed by a slight left turn. A witness reported she did not hear any unusual loud noises from the engine. During the turn, the airplane stalled and impacted into an open field .2 nautical mile west-southwest from the departure end of runway 31. Examination of the flight controls and engine revealed no evidence of preimpact failure or malfunction.

NTSB Probable Cause Narrative

The failure of the pilot to maintain airspeed resulting in inadvertent stall, uncontrolled descent, and in-flight collision with terrain.

Event Information

Type of Event Accident
Event Date 8/20/2005
Event Day of the Week Saturday
Time of Event 1648
Event Time Zone Central Daylight Time
Event City Freeport
Event State FLORIDA
Event Country --
Zipcode of the event site 32439
Event Date Year 2005
Event Date Month 8
MidAir Collision Indicator No
On Ground Collision occurred ? No
Event Location Latitude 303022N
Event Location Longitude 0860618W
Event Location Airport Dugger Field Airport
Event Location Nearest Airport ID 0FD3
Indicates whether the acc/inc occurred off or on an airport On Airport
Distance from airport in statute miles --
Degrees magnetic from airport --
Airport Elevation 70
Weather Briefing Completeness --
Investigator's weather source Weather Observation Facility
Time of the weather observation 1655 Central Daylight Time
Direction of event from weather observation facility (degrees) 270
Weather Observation Facility ID KVPS
Elevation of weather observation facility 87
Distance of event from weather observation facility (units?) 22
Time Zone of the weather observation CDT
Lighting Conditions Day
Lowest Ceiling Height 30000
Lowest Non-Ceiling Height 15000
Sky/Lowest/Cloud Conditions Few
Sky Condition for Lowest Ceiling Broken
Visibility Runway Visual Range (Feet) --
Visibility Runway Visual Value (Statute Miles) --
Visibility (Statute Miles) 7
Air Temperature at event time (in degrees celsius) 31
Dew Point at event time (in degress fahrenheit) 25
Wind Direction (degrees magnetic) --
Variable Wind Indicator Variable
Wind Speed (knots) 2
Wind Velocity Indicator --
Wind Gust Indicator Not Gusting
Wind Gust (knots) --
Altimeter Setting at event time (in. Hg) 30.04
Density Altitude (feet) --
Intensity of Precipitation --
METAR weather report --
Event Highest Injury Fatal
On Ground, Fatal Injuries --
On Ground, Minor Injuries --
On Ground, Serious Injuries --
Injury Total Fatal 2
Injury Total Minor --
Injury Total None --
Injury Total Serious --
Injury Total All 2
Investigating Agency NTSB
NTSB Docket Number (internal use) 21806
NTSB Notification Source Walton County SD
NTSB Notification Date Aug 20 2005 12:00AM
NTSB Notification Time --
Fiche Number and/or location -used to find docket information DMS
Date of most recent change to record Jul 25 2007 12:22PM
User who most recently changed record NTSB\lema
Basic weather conditions Visual Meteorological Cond
FAA District Office Birmingham, Alabama

Aircraft Involved

Aircraft #1

Aircraft Registration Number N90914
NTSB Number MIA05FA152
Missing Aircraft Indicator --
Federal Aviation Reg. Part Part 91: General Aviation
Type of Flight Plan filed None
Flight plan Was Activated? --
Damage Substantial
Aircraft Fire None
Aircraft Explosion None
Aircraft Manufacturer's Full Name Bellanca Aircraft Corporation
Aircraft Model 7ECA
Aircraft Series Identifier --
Aircraft Serial Number 901-73
Certified Max Gross Weight 1650
Aircraft Category Airplane
Aircraft Registration Class --
Aircraft is a homebuilt? No
Flight Crew Seats --
Cabin Crew Seats --
Passenger Seats --
Total number of seats on the aircraft 2
Number of Engines 1
Fixed gear or retractable gear Fixed
Aircraft, Type of Last Inspection Annual
Date of Last Inspection Oct 1 2004 12:00AM
Airframe hours since last inspection 26.59
Airframe Hours 1500.59
ELT Installed Yes
ELT Activated --
ELT Aided Location of Event Site No
ELT Type --
Aircraft Owner Name Fred D. Bogle
Aircraft Owner Street Address 259 San Juan Avenue
Aircraft Owner City Seagrove Beach
Aircraft Owner State FL
Aircraft Owner Country USA
Aircraft Owner Zipcode 32459
Operator is an individual? No
Operator Name --
Operator Same as Owner? Yes
Operator Is Doing Business As --
Operator Address Same as Owner? Yes
Operator Street Address --
Operator City --
Operator State --
Operator Country --
Operator Zip code --
Operator Code --
Owner has at least one certificate None
Other Operator of large aircraft? --
Certified for Part 133 or 137 Operation --
Operator Certificate Number --
Indicates whether an air carrier operation was scheduled or not --
Indicates Domestic or International Flight --
Operator carrying Pax/Cargo/Mail --
Type of Flying (Per_Bus / Primary) Personal
Second Pilot on Board No
Departure Point Same as Event Yes
Departure Airport Code 0FD3
Departure City Freeport
Departure State FL
Departure Country USA
Departure Time 1648
Departure Time Zone CDT
Destination Same as Local Flt dest & departure same, accident can occur anywhere
Destination Airport Code 0FD3
Destination City Freeport
Destination State FL
Destination Country USA
Specific Phase of Flight Descent
Report sent to ICAO? --
Evacuation occurred --
Date of most recent change to record Jun 27 2007 10:20AM
User who most recently changed record KENJ
Since inspection or accident Time of Accident
Event Location Runway Number and Location 31
Runway Length 4000
Runway Width 40
Sight Seeing flight No
Air Medical Flight No
Medical Flight --