Bellanca 7GCBC N11668
22 October 2011 · Aniak, Alaska, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 22 October 2011 at about 02:35 local time, a Bellanca 7GCBC registered N11668, operated by Arthur Cummings, was involved in an accident near Aniak, 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 02:35
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Aniak, Alaska, United States
- Coordinates
- 61.1869, -159.1217
- Aircraft
- Bellanca 7GCBC
- Registration
- N11668
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Arthur Cummings
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Aniak → Aniak
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Dusk
- NTSB number
- ANC12CA004
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Probable cause
The pilot's excessive use of brakes during landing.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
The pilot was landing at an off-airport site in a tailwheel-equipped airplane. He said he applied excessive brake pressure during landing, and the airplane nosed over, sustaining substantial damage to the wings and fuselage. The brakes had recently been replaced with larger brakes, and he said he should have practiced more after the new brakes were installed prior to landing.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14 Jul 2011 | Bellanca 7KCAB | Albany, Oregon, United States | Gorman Shane E | No injuries | - |
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| 5 Mar 2012 | Bellanca 7GCBC | Brockton, Montana, United States | Steppler James M | Fatal | 1 |
| 20 Jul 2012 | Bellanca 7GCBC | Talkeetna, Alaska, United States | Above Alaska Aviation, LLC | Minor injuries | - |
| 8 Dec 2012 | Bellanca 7ECA | Tehachapi, California, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 31 Aug 2012 | Bellanca 7GCBC | Homer, Alaska, United States | Vonderheide George H | Fatal | 1 |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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