Bellanca 7GCBC N90930

Summary

On 19 May 2008 at about 19:30 local time, a Bellanca 7GCBC registered N90930 was involved in an accident near Rockport, 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.

Date

19 May 2008 at 19:30

Classification

Accident

Location

Rockport, California, United States

Coordinates

39.7314, -123.8239

Aircraft

Bellanca 7GCBC

Registration

N90930

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Rockport → Chico

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

IMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

LAX08CA150

Nobody was injured.

The pilot's performance of VFR flight into IMC, resulting in failure to maintain terrain clearance. Contributing to the accident was the fog.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

The pilot took off from a dirt airstrip with 1/2-mile visibility to the west due to ocean fog. The pilot flew into the fog, he then turned south. However, he continued into more fog, so he turned east. When he came out of the fog, he did not have enough altitude to clear trees on top of mountainous terrain ahead. He clipped some trees with the landing gear and impacted on a hilltop, resulting in substantial damage to the airplane.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.