Bellanca 7GCBC N57396
6 July 1984 · Gorst, Washington, United States · Serious injuries
Summary
On 6 July 1984 at about 20:55 local time, a Bellanca 7GCBC registered N57396 was involved in an accident near Gorst, Washington, United States. 2 people were on board and 2 were seriously injured. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 20:55
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Gorst, Washington, United States
- Nearest airport
- Kitsap County (PWT)
- Coordinates
- 47.5695, -122.6292
- Aircraft
- Bellanca 7GCBC
- Registration
- N57396
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Unknown → Seattle
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- SEA84FA164
People
2 people were seriously injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 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
ACCORDING TO WITNESSES THE ACFT DEPARTED RWY 19 & INITIATED A CLIMBING LEFT TURN. THE ACFT WAS THEN OBSERVED TO INCREASE ANGLE OF BANK TO THE LEFT AND CLIMB RATE. AT ABOUT 50 TO 75 FT, THE ACFT ENTERED A STEEP UNCONTROLLED DESCENT & COLLIDE WITH THE GROUND. AN EXAM OF THE WRECKAGE REVEALED THAT 5 OF 8 SPARK PLUGS WERE WORN & THE STALL WARNING LIGHT/HORN FUSE WAS MISSING.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 Jun 1984 | Bellanca 7GCBC | Tunica, Mississippi, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 16 Oct 1984 | Bellanca 7GCBC | Wasilla, Alaska, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 26 Jun 1984 | Bellanca 7GCBC | Dillon, Montana, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 2 May 1984 | Bellanca 7GCBC | Sherwood, Oregon, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 16 Apr 1984 | Bellanca 7AC | Skull Valley, Arizona, United States | - | Fatal | 2 |
| 16 Aug 1984 | Bellanca 7KCAB | Virginia Beach, Virginia, United States | - | No injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14 Jan 1984 | Cessna 150H | Deer Park, Washington, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 18 Oct 1984 | Boeing VC-137B-BN | Seattle, Washington, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 21 Jan 1984 | Beechcraft A35 | Renton, Washington, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 15 Jan 1984 | Raven RALLY RX7 | Aibirm, Washington, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 29 Jan 1984 | Lark IS28B2 | Issaquqh, Washington, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 6 Feb 1984 | Cessna A185F | Winslow, Washington, United States | - | No injuries | - |