Bellanca 7GCBC N53730
23 September 1993 · Wauseon, Ohio, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 23 September 1993 at about 20:35 local time, a Bellanca 7GCBC registered N53730, operated by NED L. Bechtel, was involved in an accident near Wauseon, Ohio, 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 20:35
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Wauseon, Ohio, United States
- Nearest airport
- Fulton County (USE)
- Coordinates
- 41.5494, -84.1403
- Aircraft
- Bellanca 7GCBC
- Registration
- N53730
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- NED L. Bechtel
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- BFO93LA185
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Probable cause
THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO COMPENSATE FOR THE CROSSWIND WHICH RESULTED IN LOSS OF DIRECTIONAL CONTROL DURING THE FLARE/TOUCHDOWN. A FACTOR IN THE ACCIDENT WAS THE CROSSWIND COMPONENT.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
THE PILOT REPORTED THAT DURING THE FLARE/TOUCHDOWN ON RUNWAY 36, HE ENCOUNTERED A LEFT CROSSWIND. HE STATED THAT THE LEFT WING CAME UP, AND HE CORRECTED USING THE AILERON, BUT THE AIRPLANE TURNED 35 DEGREES TO THE RIGHT AND EXITED INTO A BEAN FIELD WHERE IT NOSED OVER. THE PILOT STATED THAT THERE WAS NO MECHANICAL MALFUNCTION.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12 May 1993 | Bellanca 7KCAB | Shirley, New York, United States | Mid Island Air Service Inc. | Minor injuries | - |
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| 1 Aug 1993 | Bellanca 7GCBC | Soldotna, Alaska, United States | Smith, Theodore A. | No injuries | - |
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| 23 Aug 1993 | Bellanca 7ECA | Ashland, New Hampshire, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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