Bellanca 7GCBC N8943
22 September 2001 · Mentasta, Alaska, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 22 September 2001 at about 23:40 local time, a Bellanca 7GCBC registered N8943 was involved in an accident near Mentasta, Alaska, 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 23:40
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Mentasta, Alaska, United States
- Coordinates
- 62.8669, -143.5981
- Aircraft
- Bellanca 7GCBC
- Registration
- N8943
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Palmer → Mentasta
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- ANC01LA144
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Probable cause
The pilot's inadequate compensation for wind conditions while landing. Factors associated with the accident were the pilot's inadequate recovery from a bounced landing, and a variable wind.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
The certificated private pilot was landing to the east on a portion of remote highway. As the airplane's main wheels touched down, the airplane bounced. As the pilot recovered from the bounce, a gust of wind from the left lifted the left wing, and the airplane drifted to the right. The airplane's right wing collided with a stand of trees and sustained substantial damage. The pilot said that there were no preaccident mechanical anomalies with the airplane.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Bellanca 7 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 Sep 2001 | Bellanca 7ECA | Estacada, Oregon, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 27 Jun 2001 | Bellanca 7KCAB | Hudson, Michigan, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 5 Aug 2001 | Bellanca 7GCBC | Sedgwick, Maine, United States | - | Fatal | 2 |
| 20 May 2001 | Bellanca 7GCBC | Reno, Nevada, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 5 Nov 2001 | Bellanca 7GCBC | Hawley, Minnesota, United States | Same AS Pilot | Minor injuries | - |
| 21 Oct 2001 | Bellanca 7ECA | Chandler, Arizona, United States | - | No injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 Sep 2001 | Piper PA-12 | Tok, Alaska, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 19 Aug 2001 | Freeman GLASTAR | Glennallen, Alaska, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 19 Aug 2001 | Piper PA-18-135 | Palmer, Alaska, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 20 Jul 2001 | Piper PA-16 | Anchorage, Alaska, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 11 Aug 2001 | Sikorsky S61A | Wrangell, Alaska, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 8 Aug 2001 | Cessna 150 | Delta Junction, Alaska, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |