Bellanca 7GCBC N41695
30 September 2007 · Laurel, Montana, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 30 September 2007 at about 21:05 local time, a Bellanca 7GCBC registered N41695 was involved in an accident near Laurel, Montana, 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 21:05
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Laurel, Montana, United States
- Nearest airport
- Laurel Municipal (6S8)
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Bellanca 7GCBC
- Registration
- N41695
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Instructional
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Laurel → Laurel
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- LAX07CA288
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
Probable cause
Corrosion and fatigue-induced failure of the landing gear structure.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
During an instructional flight, the left main landing gear assembly broke during rollout following a normal landing. An examination of the gear assembly revealed evidence that a step had been spot welded onto the gear. Over time, corrosion developed in the vicinity of the weld, and the gear fractured due to corrosion induced fatigue and separated. No evidence of gear maintenance specific to the welding of the step to the gear assembly was documented in the airplane's maintenance records.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19 Mar 2007 | Bellanca 7ECA | Calhoun City, Mississippi, United States | James E. Wade | No injuries | - |
| 6 Oct 2007 | Bellanca 7GCAA | Toughkenamon, Pennsylvania, United States | Peter Joseph Beaty | Fatal | 1 |
| 5 Oct 2007 | Bellanca 7GCBC | Newton, Georgia, United States | Ag-Flight, Inc | Fatal | 1 |
| 25 Jul 2007 | Bellanca 7GCBC | Basin, Wyoming, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 25 Mar 2007 | Bellanca 7ECA | Wawayanda, New York, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 13 Apr 2007 | Bellanca 7GCBC | Porterville, California, United States | Gene A. Roberts | Minor injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 Jun 2007 | Cessna 210F | Denton, Montana, United States | William Booty | No injuries | - |
| 13 Sep 2007 | Cessna 172L | Helena, Montana, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 3 Jun 2007 | Aviat HUSKY A1-B | Winston, Montana, United States | Jon C Kantorowicz | Serious injuries | - |
| 5 Mar 2007 | Bell 206 B3 | Custer, Montana, United States | Dan S. Scott | No injuries | - |
| 28 Apr 2007 | Britten-Norman BN-2A-20 | Hamilton, Montana, United States | McCall Aviation | Minor injuries | - |
| 16 Jul 2007 | Bell UH-1H | Benchmark, Montana, United States | United States Forest Service | Minor injuries | - |