Bellanca 7-GCAA N9030L
19 April 1986 · Chester, South Carolina, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 19 April 1986 at about 22:30 local time, a Bellanca 7-GCAA registered N9030L, operated by Robert L. Davis, was involved in an accident near Chester, South Carolina, 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 22:30
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Chester, South Carolina, United States
- Nearest airport
- Chester Municipal (9A6)
- Coordinates
- 34.6999, -81.2095
- Aircraft
- Bellanca 7-GCAA
- Registration
- N9030L
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Robert L. Davis
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Other Work Use
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- ATL86LA117
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
AIRCRAFT WAS BEING REPOSITIONED ON AIRPORT FOR GLIDER TOW. TOW ROPE WAS ATTACHED AND PILOT CONCENTRATED HIS ATTENTION ON AVOIDING ENTANGLING TOW ROPE ON RUNWAY LIGHTS. WHEN PILOT NOTICED THE AIRCRAFT WAS TOO LOW HE ATTEMPTED A GO-AROUND WITH INSUFFICIENT ALTITUDE WHICH RESULTED IN DRAGGING THE WING TIP. AIRCRAFT CARTWHEELED AND NOSED OVER.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26 Apr 1986 | Bellanca 7ECA | Polly Creek, Alaska, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 4 Nov 1986 | Bellanca 7GCAA | Englewood, Colorado, United States | Eugene R. Berry | No injuries | - |
| 12 Apr 1986 | Bellanca 7GCBC | Harlen, Oregon, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 24 May 1986 | Bellanca 7GCBC | Valdez, Alaska, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 9 Jun 1986 | Bellanca 7GCBC | Deshka River, Alaska, United States | Patrick A. Miller | No injuries | - |
| 30 May 1986 | Bellanca 7GCBC | E. Grand Forks, Minnesota, United States | - | Fatal | 3 |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15 Jan 1986 | Cessna 441 | West Columbia, South Carolina, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 9 Aug 1986 | Gray DRIFTER XP | Orangeburg, South Carolina, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 14 Mar 1986 | McDonnell Douglas DC-9-31 | Charleston, South Carolina, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 8 Jun 1986 | Boeing 727-225 | Charleston, South Carolina, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 15 Jan 1986 | Cessna 152 | Conway, South Carolina, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 9 Feb 1986 | Great Lakes 2T-1A-2 | Columbia, South Carolina, United States | - | No injuries | - |