Bellanca 8GCBC N5042Q
16 May 1983 · Twin Hills, Alaska, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 16 May 1983 at about 20:00 local time, a Bellanca 8GCBC registered N5042Q was involved in an accident near Twin Hills, 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 20:00
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Twin Hills, Alaska, United States
- Coordinates
- 58.8204, -157.8595
- Aircraft
- Bellanca 8GCBC
- Registration
- N5042Q
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Unknown → Dillingham
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- ANC83LA081
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 NOSED OVER DURING TAKEOFF WHEN THE LANDING GEAR DUG INTO THE SOFT SAND. THE WEATHER WAS VMC BUT THE WIND WAS GUSTING UP TO 40 MPH. THE PILOT DID NOT CLAIM ANY PROBLEMS WITH THE WIND OR THE ACFT BUT HE DID HAVE A STRONG CROSSWIND.THE ACCIDENT SITE WAS A SANDY RUTTED BEACH ABOUT 47 NM SW OF DILLINGHAM AK.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14 Jan 1983 | Bellanca 8KCAB | Sunriver, Oregon, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
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| 14 Oct 1983 | Bellanca 8KCAB | Knoxville, Tennessee, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 23 Apr 1983 | Bellanca 8KCAB | Ashley Falls, Massachusetts, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 7 Mar 1983 | Bellanca 8KCAB | Roswell, New Mexico, United States | - | No injuries | - |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | - |