Bellanca 7GCAA N55JJ
8 April 1990 · Lodge, Illinois, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 8 April 1990 at about 19:50 local time, a Bellanca 7GCAA registered N55JJ, operated by Illini Glider Club, Inc., was involved in an accident near Lodge, Illinois, United States. One person was on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.
The record
- Date
- at 19:50
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Lodge, Illinois, United States
- Coordinates
- 40.0197, -88.5707
- Aircraft
- Bellanca 7GCAA
- Registration
- N55JJ
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Illini Glider Club, Inc.
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Unknown
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- CHI90LA110
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Probable cause
FAILURE OF THE PILOT TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL DURING TAKEOFF. THE CROSSWIND AND THE SOFT/UNEVEN TERRAIN WERE FACTORS RELATED TO THE ACCIDENT.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
THE PRIVATE PILOT WAS TOWING A GLIDER. DURING THE TAKEOFF RUN IN A STRONG CROSSWIND, DIRECTIONAL CONTROL WAS LOST. THE AIRCRAFT ENCOUNTERED A SOFT PLOWED FIELD AND NOSED OVER. THE GLIDER PILOT RELEASED THE TOW. THE AIRCRAFT WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED, BUT THE PILOT REPORTED NO INJURIES. TAKEOFF WAS TO THE WEST. TWENTY-TWO MILES TO THE NORTHEAST, THE WINDS WERE REPORTED FROM 220 DEGREES AT 20 KNOTS.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 Sep 1990 | Bellanca 7ECA | Blair Lakes, Alaska, United States | Alan F. Floyd | No injuries | - |
| 24 Mar 1990 | Bellanca 7ACA | Wasilla, Alaska, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 14 Aug 1990 | Bellanca 7GCAA | Saltaire, New York, United States | United Aerial Advertising Inc | Fatal | 1 |
| 23 May 1990 | Bellanca 7GCAA | Leland, Mississippi, United States | Watts, Douglas K. | Minor injuries | - |
| 31 Mar 1990 | Bellanca 7GCBC | Kayak Island, Alaska, United States | Stan Mala | No injuries | - |
| 4 Mar 1990 | Bellanca 7GCBC | Rockingham, North Carolina, United States | - | No injuries | - |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11 Jul 1990 | Piper PA-32R-301T | Ashton, Illinois, United States | Executive Protection Inc. | Fatal | 2 |
| 25 Jul 1990 | Piper PA-38 | Hinckley, Illinois, United States | Lumanair, Inc | Fatal | 2 |
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| 13 Sep 1990 | Cessna 172N | Paris, Illinois, United States | - | Fatal | 2 |
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| 11 Dec 1990 | Maule M-4-220C | Romeoville, Illinois, United States | Matrinek, Dennis P | Minor injuries | - |