Bellanca 8GCBC N7620S

Summary

On 18 June 1987 at about 17:58 local time, a Bellanca 8GCBC registered N7620S, operated by Walker Aviation Services, Inc., was involved in an accident near Panama City, Florida, United States. 2 people were on board and 2 died. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

Date

18 June 1987 at 17:58

Classification

Accident

Location

Panama City, Florida, United States

Coordinates

30.2010, -85.6699

Aircraft

Bellanca 8GCBC

Registration

N7620S

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Walker Aviation Services, Inc.

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Unknown

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Aircraft damage

Destroyed

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

MIA87FA186

2 people died.

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 PURPOSE OF THE FLT WAS TO CHECK OUT A NEW PLT IN BANNER TOWING OPERATIONS. THE FIRST FLT HAD BEEN COMPLETED, THE BANNER DROPPED & THE SECOND BANNER WAS ENGAGED. WITNESSES SAW THE ACFT MAKE THE STEEP CLIMB AFTER PICK-UP NORMALLY ASSOCIATED WITH BANNER TOWING. THE ACFT WAS SEEN TO SLOW, WOBBLE, & FALL OFF TO THE RIGHT IN A SPIN FROM ABOUT 300 FT. ONE WITNESS STATED THAT THE SPIN WAS STOPPED JUST PRIOR TO IMPACT. A LOOSE 1 GALLON THERMOS TYPE CONTAINER WAS FOUND ON THE FLOOR OF THE REAR COCKPIT. IT WAS NOT POSITIVELY DETERMINED WHETHER OR NOT THE CONTAINER HAD ANY BEARING ON THE ACCIDENT, CREATING AN INTERFERENCE OR DISTRACTION. AN EXAM OF THE ACFT & ENG REVEALED NO EVIDENCE OF ANY PREIMPACT MALFUNCTION OR FAILURE.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.