Bellanca 7GCAA N5052Y
9 March 1996 · Los Alamitos, California, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 9 March 1996 at about 22:00 local time, a Bellanca 7GCAA registered N5052Y was involved in an accident near Los Alamitos, California, 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 22:00
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Los Alamitos, California, United States
- Coordinates
- 33.7901, -118.0594
- Aircraft
- Bellanca 7GCAA
- Registration
- N5052Y
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Long Beach → Hemet
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- LAX96FA130
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
Probable cause
the failure of both pilots to see and avoid each other. Factors were the pilots' failure to use available radar services.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
The pilot of the Bellanca, N5052Y, was climbing to 5,500 feet msl at 1,000 feet per minute on a easterly heading. He heard a loud bang, but never saw the other airplane. The pilot of the Piper PA-28, N8179A, was descending through 4,500 feet msl on a westerly heading. The pilot of Piper saw the other airplane cross the center of his windshield to the left and did not have time to perform an evasive maneuver. The airplanes collided almost head-on. The left side of both airplanes was damaged. Neither pilot requested radar traffic advisories from any air traffic control facility.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Aircraft involved
| Aircraft | Registration | Operator | Damage |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bellanca 7GCAA 7GCAA | N5052Y | - | Substantial |
| Piper PA-28-236 PA-28-236 | N8179A | Kennedy, Bruce C. | Substantial |
Other Bellanca 7 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19 Aug 1996 | Bellanca 7GCAA | Hinckley, Illinois, United States | - | Fatal | 2 |
| 14 Sep 1996 | Bellanca 7ECA | Arlington, Washington, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 23 Apr 1996 | Bellanca 7KCAB | Tucson, Arizona, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 1 Mar 1996 | Bellanca 7KCAB | South Wales, New York, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 10 Aug 1996 | Bellanca 7ECA | Bedford, Massachusetts, United States | Hanscom AFB Aero Club | No injuries | - |
| 15 Jul 1996 | Bellanca 7ECA | Belle Plaine, Minnesota, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 Mar 1996 | Maule M-6-235 | Bishop, California, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 11 Oct 1996 | Cessna 210A | Truckee, California, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 8 Mar 1996 | Cessna 152 | Santa Paula, California, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 3 Oct 1996 | Piper PA-28-140 | Plymouth, California, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 13 Mar 1996 | Cessna T210M | Grass Valley, California, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 14 Mar 1996 | Cessna 172L | Napa, California, United States | - | No injuries | - |