Bellanca 8GCBC N2558Z
17 June 2003 · Williams, California, United States · Minor injuries
Summary
On 17 June 2003 at about 02:00 local time, a Bellanca 8GCBC registered N2558Z was involved in an accident near Williams, California, United States. One person was on board and one had minor injuries. 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 02:00
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Williams, California, United States
- Nearest airport
- Williams (Q12)
- Coordinates
- 39.1633, -122.1314
- Aircraft
- Bellanca 8GCBC
- Registration
- N2558Z
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Aerial Observation
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Williams → Vacaville
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- LAX03LA202
People
1 person had minor injuries.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Probable cause
the loss of engine power on takeoff for undetermined reasons.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
The airplane force landed in a rice field after a partial loss of engine power in the takeoff initial climb. The pilot was departing from a private gliderport on a pipeline patrol fight. During the initial climb out, at an altitude about 200 feet agl, the engine started to run very rough. The pilot attempted to return to the airport runway but realized he did not have sufficient altitude to do so. The airplane crash-landed in a swampy rice field located north of the departure end of the runway. During the accident sequence, the landing gear and both wings were torn off the airplane. Following recovery of the airplane, the engine was started and test run while it was still attached to the airframe. No malfunctions or failures were found with the engine or any related airframe system.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Bellanca 8 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 Dec 2003 | Bellanca 8KCAB | Bend, Oregon, United States | William D. Gonce | No injuries | - |
| 6 Sep 2003 | Bellanca 8GCBC | Sikeston, Missouri, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 6 Jul 2003 | Bellanca 8GCBC | Manorville, New York, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 30 Oct 2003 | Bellanca 8KCAB | Ocala, Florida, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 17 Aug 2002 | Bellanca 8GCBC | Guilford, Connecticut, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 30 Oct 2004 | Bellanca 8GCBC | Skwentna, Alaska, United States | Preston Rudderow | No injuries | - |
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| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14 Jan 2003 | Cessna 414 | Palm Springs, California, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 15 Nov 2003 | Omf OMF-100-160 | Van Nuys, California, United States | Alliance International | Serious injuries | - |
| 16 Jan 2003 | Cessna 152 | Salinas, California, United States | Squadron 2 | No injuries | - |
| 17 Nov 2003 | Beechcraft A36TC | Visalia, California, United States | John Rodgers | Minor injuries | - |
| 22 Sep 2003 | Cessna 150F | Reedley, California, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 27 Sep 2003 | McClanahan STITS PLAYMATE SA-11 | Fontana, California, United States | - | Fatal | 2 |