Bellanca 7KCAB N8713V
6 March 1987 · Lebec, California, United States · Fatal
Summary
On 6 March 1987 at about 23:15 local time, a Bellanca 7KCAB registered N8713V, operated by Douglass L. Bruce, was involved in an accident near Lebec, California, United States. 2 people were on board and one died, one was seriously injured. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 23:15
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Lebec, California, United States
- Coordinates
- 34.8603, -118.8707
- Aircraft
- Bellanca 7KCAB
- Registration
- N8713V
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Douglass L. Bruce
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Carlsbad → Truckee
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- IMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- LAX87FA136
People
1 person died.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 1 | 1 | 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
PRIOR TO THE FLT, THE PLT RCVD 2 WX BRIEFINGS & WAS ADZD OF LOW CEILINGS, RESTRICTED VISIBILITIES & MTN OBSCUREMENT ALONG THE ROUTE. ALSO, HE WAS ADZD THAT VFR FLT WAS NOT RECOMMENDED. THE SURVIVING PAX SAID THAT AFTER ENTERING THE MTN AREA, THEY CONTD 'IN AND OUT OF CLOUDS' & THAT THE PLT 'HAD TO CLIMB STRAIGHT UP INTO THE CLOUDS . . . THEN IT (THE ACFT) STRUCK SOMETHING.' THREE HIGHWAY PATROL OFFICERS SAW THE ACFT FLYING JUST BENEATH CLOUDS WHICH THEY ESTD WERE ABOUT 100 FT AGL. THE OFFICERS RPRTD THE ACFT CIRCLED TWICE, THEN PROCEEDED ALONG THE HIGHWAY & DISAPPEARED IN A CLOUD BANK. A SHORT TIME LATER, THE ACFT CRASHED ON STEEPLY RISING, MOUNTAINOUS TERRAIN. INITIAL IMPACT WAS WITH A TREETOP LOCATED IN A RAVINE. BOTH OCCUPANTS WERE WEARING HEAVY SKI CLOTHING. AFTER A TIME, THE REAR SEAT OCCUPANT REGAINED CONSCIOUSNESS & TOOK A BLANKET FROM THE BAGGAGE COMPARTMENT. AFTER SPENDING THE NIGHT ON THE MOUNTAIN SIDE, SHE MADE HER WAY TO THE HIGHWAY FOR HELP.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 Apr 1987 | Bellanca 7GCBG | New Smyrna Bch, Florida, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 19 Nov 1987 | Bellanca 7GCAA | Belle Plaine, Minnesota, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 6 Dec 1987 | Bellanca 7GCBC | Newell, South Dakota, United States | Todd Goeringer | No injuries | - |
| 5 Aug 1987 | Bellanca 7GCBC | North Plains, Oregon, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 25 Oct 1987 | Bellanca 7KCAB | Red Bluff, California, United States | LOU Fields Flight | Fatal | 1 |
| 30 May 1987 | Bellanca 7KCAB | Fremont, California, United States | Skysailing | No injuries | - |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 Nov 1987 | Durbin MONNETT MONI | Ramona, California, United States | Lipner, Robert M. | Serious injuries | - |
| 24 Dec 1987 | Bede BD-5 | Chula Vista, California, United States | Teufel, Armin U. | Fatal | 1 |
| 25 Oct 1987 | Stits ELKINS 85 | Camarillo, California, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 21 Nov 1987 | Isgrigg ELITE | Tehachapi, California, United States | Isgrigg, John | Minor injuries | - |
| 27 Dec 1987 | Rolladen-Schneider LS-3 | Santa Ynez, California, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
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