# Accident 20100816044419A: Bellanca 7GCBC, Douglas, WY, August 16, 2010

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 16, 2010, 06:45 local time
- Place: Douglas, WY
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Maneuver
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Operator: 5LFA
- Location: 42.6361° N, 105.2936° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.6361&lon=-105.2936&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5034K, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5034K) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bellanca 7GCBC (registry code 1220601, https://openairdocs.org/model/bellanca-7gcbc) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELLANCA 7GCBC
- Reported engine: LYCOMING 0-320 SERIES
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 2
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 2,040 total, 200 in this make and model, 20 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR10LA406](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR10LA406) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20100816044419A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

ON AUGUST 16TH 2010 AT APPROXIMATELY 06:45 MDT, A BELLANCA 7GCBC, N5034K, IMPACTED THE TERRAIN ABOUT 10 MILES SOUTH OF DOUGLAS, WY.THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE. 2 SOB'S, 1 SUSTAINED MINOR INJURIES AND 1 SUSTAINED SERIOUS INJURIES. VISUAL METEROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB WPR10LA406](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR10LA406), Aug 16, 2010: Bellanca 7GCBC (N5034K), Douglas, WY, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain clearance from the terrain while maneuvering during an aerial observation flight.

## Other reports on N5034K (2)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 19810922067719I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810922067719I), Sep 22, 1981: Bbavia 7GCBC (N5034K), Wiseman, AK, Minor damage. Pilot takeoff from rough surface had right main ear collapse. Damage wing and propeller.
- [Accident 19790428011929A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790428011929A), Apr 28, 1979: Bbavia 7GCBC (N5034K), St Albans, VT, Substantial damage. Pilot attempted go around after dog ran out on runway. Aircraft struck wires and crashed at end of runway.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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