Bellanca 7GCBC N8552
20 June 1973 · Grand Rapids, Minnesota, United States · Serious injuries
Summary
On 20 June 1973 at about 10:30 local time, a Bellanca 7GCBC registered N8552, operated by Mesabi Aviatio, was involved in an accident during the landing phase of flight near Grand Rapids, Minnesota, United States. 2 people were on board and one was seriously injured, one had minor injuries. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 10:30
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Grand Rapids, Minnesota, United States
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Bellanca 7GCBC
- Registration
- N8552
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Mesabi Aviatio
- Operating rule
- Flying School
- Purpose of flight
- Dual
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Route
- S → Local
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-1609
People
1 person was seriously injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
Probable cause
The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. No probable cause statement is present in the source data.
Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.
Read the full NTSB narrative
SIMULATED EMGCY LDG TO LAKE, FLOAT EQPD ACFT IN RTURN OVR SWAMP.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25 Sep 1973 | Bellanca 7GCA | Lodge Pole, Montana, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 20 Sep 1973 | Bellanca 7ECA | Statesboro, Georgia, United States | Hopeton Air SE | No injuries | - |
| 10 Oct 1973 | Bellanca 7GCBC | Fairbanks, Alaska, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 28 Apr 1973 | Bellanca 7ECA | Redwood Fall, Minnesota, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 8 Jun 1973 | Bellanca 7ECA | Lockport, Illinois, United States | R.d. Aviation | No injuries | - |
| 13 Mar 1973 | Bellanca 7ACA | Redding, California, United States | Redding Sky RA | No injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 Jan 1973 | Cessna 150J | No.olmstead, Ohio, United States | Ortner Air SER | No injuries | - |
| 26 Mar 1973 | Cessna 180 | Chickasha, Oklahoma, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 8 Mar 1973 | Cessna 210H | Flagler Beach, Florida, United States | Asphalt Produc | Fatal | 1 |
| 14 Apr 1973 | Cessna 172 | Bristol, Wisconsin, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 24 May 1973 | Cessna 150F | Albuquerque, New Mexico, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 25 Mar 1973 | Lake LA-4 | Key West, Florida, United States | US Dept of INT | No injuries | - |