Bellanca 8GCBC N87107

Summary

On 16 July 1996 at about 02:23 local time, a Bellanca 8GCBC registered N87107, operated by Red Baron Aerial Advertising, was involved in an accident near Pacoima, California, United States. 2 people were on board and one was seriously injured, one had minor injuries. The aircraft was destroyed. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

Date

16 July 1996 at 02:23

Classification

Accident

Location

Pacoima, California, United States

Nearest airport

Whiteman (WHP)

Coordinates

34.2508, -118.4106

Aircraft

Bellanca 8GCBC

Registration

N87107

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Red Baron Aerial Advertising

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Instructional

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Aircraft damage

Destroyed

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

LAX96LA273

1 person was seriously injured.

a total loss of engine power for undetermined reasons.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.

Read the full NTSB narrative

The CFI had the airplane refueled in preparation for his student's BFR. The CFI and the student (a private pilot) departed, climbed to traffic pattern altitude, and entered the downwind leg. Abeam the control tower, the private pilot was issued a landing clearance and the pilot turned onto the base leg while the airplane descended. The CFI reported that when he instructed his student to decrease the descent rate, he realized that engine power was suddenly unavailable. The CFI took the controls, made a forced landing in a residential area, and collided with obstacles. The postimpact examination of the airframe and engine did not reveal evidence of fuel system contamination or blockages. The engine was successfully test run.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.