Bellanca 7GCBC N68564
19 September 1983 · Fairbanks, Alaska, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 19 September 1983 at about 21:30 local time, a Bellanca 7GCBC registered N68564, operated by Larry's Flying Service, was involved in an accident near Fairbanks, Alaska, United States. 2 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 21:30
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Fairbanks, Alaska, United States
- Coordinates
- 64.8090, -147.7204
- Aircraft
- Bellanca 7GCBC
- Registration
- N68564
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Larry's Flying Service
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Instructional
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Fairbanks → Unknown
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- ANC83FA178
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
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
THE ACFT COLLIDED WITH A SAND BAR AND NOSED OVER WHILE STEP TAXIING ON A RIVER DURING A TRAINING FLT. THE CFI SAID HE COULD NOT SEE CLEARLY FROM THE REAR SEAT AND WAS NOT AWARE OF THE SAND BAR UNTIL IT WAS STRUCK. HE DID NOT FILE AN ACCIDENT REPORT. THE OPERATOR REPORTED THAT, IN HIS OPINION, THE ACCIDENT WOULD NOT HAVE OCCURRED IF THE STUDENT HAD NOTREDUCED POWER WHEN HE OBSERVED THE SANDBAR. THE STUDENT STATED THAT HE NEVER SAW THE SANDBAR AND ONLY REDUCED POWER AFTER THE ACFT RAN AGROUND.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14 Nov 1983 | Bellanca 7ECA | St. Joseph, Missouri, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 20 Jul 1983 | Bellanca 7GCBC | Cody, Wyoming, United States | McCue Flying Service | No injuries | - |
| 24 Jul 1983 | Bellanca 7GCAA | Elbert, Colorado, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 11 Aug 1983 | Bellanca 7GCBC | Palmer, Alaska, United States | Glen Tilghman | Minor injuries | - |
| 6 Feb 1983 | Bellanca 7GCAA | Millbrook, New York, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 2 Mar 1983 | Bellanca 7FC | Lake City, Arkansas, United States | - | No injuries | - |
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| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 Jun 1983 | Cessna 182 | Bettles, Alaska, United States | John Pletting | No injuries | - |
| 19 Jun 1983 | Piper PA-18 | Squaw Lake, Alaska, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 24 Jun 1983 | Piper PA-18 | Palmer, Alaska, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 27 Jun 1983 | Piper J-3 | Skwentna, Alaska, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 26 Jun 1983 | Cessna 170 | Fairbanks, Alaska, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 28 Jun 1983 | Cessna 180 | King Salmon, Alaska, United States | - | No injuries | - |