Bellanca 7GCBC N88202
26 January 1982 · Havre, Montana, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 26 January 1982 at about 17:45 local time, a Bellanca 7GCBC registered N88202, operated by Gary Meland, was involved in an accident near Havre, Montana, United States. One person was on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 17:45
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Havre, Montana, United States
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Bellanca 7GCBC
- Registration
- N88202
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Gary Meland
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Business
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Havre → Havre
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- DEN82DA023
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
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
WHILE TAKING OFF TO HELP GATHER CATTLE, THE RIGHT AXLE FAILED AS THE LEFT WING WAS PICKED UP BY GUSTY WINDS. THE PLANE SPUN AROUND 180 DEGREES AND FLIPPED OVER. THE PILOT REPORTED THAT THE AXLES WERE NOT HEAVY ENOUGH FOR CONSISTENT ROUGH FIELD USE.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15 May 1982 | Cessna 185A | Marion, Montana, United States | Tomahawk Flight Enterprises | No injuries | - |
| 29 Jul 1982 | Piper PA-28-181 | Marion, Montana, United States | Barbara A. Chigebrow | No injuries | - |
| 4 Sep 1982 | American AA1 | Opheim, Montana, United States | Michael R. McCumber | Fatal | 1 |
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