Bellanca 7ECA N31297
6 August 1992 · Talarik Creek, Alaska, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 6 August 1992 at about 03:00 local time, a Bellanca 7ECA registered N31297, operated by Lawrence L. Lorenzo, was involved in an accident near Talarik Creek, Alaska, United States. 2 people were 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 03:00
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Talarik Creek, Alaska, United States
- Coordinates
- 60.6609, -150.9010
- Aircraft
- Bellanca 7ECA
- Registration
- N31297
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Lawrence L. Lorenzo
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Unknown → Anchorage
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- ANC92LA124
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
Probable cause
THE PILOT SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN ON WHICH OPERATE.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
THE PILOT SAID THAT HE OVERFLEW THE UNIMPROVED AREA BEFORE LANDING AND IT LOOKED SUITABLE, BUT AFTER LANDING HE SAW THAT IT WAS VERY ROUGH. DURING THE TAKEOFF RUN THE MAIN LANDING GEAR COLLAPSED, AND THE LEFT WING HIT THE GROUND.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13 Feb 1992 | Piper PA-18A-150 | Anchorage, Alaska, United States | John Clark | Minor injuries | - |
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| 9 Oct 1992 | Champion 7EC | Chugiak, Alaska, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 14 Feb 1992 | Cessna 180 | Shishmaref, Alaska, United States | Sheldon, Robert J. | Serious injuries | - |
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