Bellanca 7GCBC N88276
10 July 1988 · Quartz Creek, Alaska, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 10 July 1988 at about 07:15 local time, a Bellanca 7GCBC registered N88276, operated by Alaska Flying Network Inc., was involved in an accident near Quartz Creek, 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 07:15
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Quartz Creek, Alaska, United States
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Bellanca 7GCBC
- Registration
- N88276
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Alaska Flying Network Inc.
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Soldotna → Unknown
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- ANC88LA087
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
ACCORDING TO THE FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR, HE AND THE STUDENT PILOT ATTENDED A PICNIC AND WERE RETURNING. DURING THE DEPARTURE, AND WHILE ATTEMPTING A STEP TAXI TURN, THEY STRUCK THE TREES ALONG THE SHORELINE.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25 Sep 1988 | Bellanca 7ECA | Toledo, Washington, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
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| 2 Jul 1988 | Bellanca 7GCBC | Laconia, New Hampshire, United States | NO. County Aerial Advertising | Minor injuries | - |
| 28 May 1988 | Bellanca 7ECA | Sonoma, California, United States | Provest, Christopher | Minor injuries | - |
| 23 Jul 1988 | Bellanca 7GCAA | Pendleton, New York, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 22 Jun 1988 | Bellanca 7GCBC | Dorris, California, United States | Weathers, Terry | No injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23 Sep 1988 | Cessna 210L | Juneau, Alaska, United States | Engineered Systems, Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 14 Dec 1988 | De Havilland DHC-2 | Kasaan, Alaska, United States | Ketchikan Air Service | Fatal | 1 |
| 9 Jan 1988 | Cessna 172 | Willow, Alaska, United States | Alvin L. Ashton | No injuries | - |
| 5 Apr 1988 | Piper PA-14 | Glennallen, Alaska, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 17 May 1988 | Piper PA-18 | Togiak, Alaska, United States | David J. Hilty | No injuries | - |
| 4 Jul 1988 | Piper PA-18A | McGrath, Alaska, United States | - | Fatal | 2 |