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Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Bellanca 7GCBC · Brockton, MT · March 5, 2012

Date: March 5, 2012 · 15:56 local
Place: Brockton, MT
Phase of flight: Maneuver
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Destroyed
Aircraft: N5542K
NTSB investigation: NTSBWPR12FA123
Reported as: Bellanca 7GCBC
Reported engine: Lycoming 0-320 series
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 1
Other injuries: 1
Pilot’s certificate: Private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours: 300 total200 in this make and model

N5542KRegistration cancelled Jan 31, 2013 · Bellanca 7GCBCS/N 1030-78 · Built 1978 Airframe modelBellanca 7GCBC Engine modelLycoming 0-320 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

On March 5, 2012 at 1556 mnt. A citabria 7GCBC, N5542K, registered to privacy data omitted, collided with the ground at relatives home located 16 miles south of culbertson Mt. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time. There was no VFR flight plan filed. The aircraft was substantially damaged and the pilot was killed. The flight originated at sidney mt on March 5, 2012 at 1420 mnt.

As the FAA filed it

ON MARCH 5, 2012 AT 1556 MNT. A CITABRIA 7GCBC, N5542K, REGISTERED TO ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^, COLLIDED WITH THE GROUND AT RELATIVES HOME LOCATED 16 MILES SOUTH OF CULBERTSON MT. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME. THERE WAS NO VFR FLIGHT PLAN FILED. THE AIRCRAFT WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED AND THE PILOT WAS KILLED. THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED AT SIDNEY MT ON MARCH 5, 2012 AT 1420 MNT.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB WPR12FA123Accident · 1 fatalField investigationFinal reportBrockton, MTThe pilot’s failure to maintain adequate airspeed and airplane control while maneuvering at a low altitude, which resulted in a stall and subsequent impact with terrain.Mar 5, 2012 · Substantial damage

Other reports on N5542K · 2

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

Incident 19820615035589ILevel Off Touchdown · Roosevelt, UTOn touchdown, aircraft veered off runway, pilot aborted. Hit brush, rocks on ground roll. Subsequent landing normalJun 15, 1982 · Minor damage Accident 19811031071659ARoll-Out (Fixed Wing) · Fairfield, MTLanded on a farm road. Outer portion of wing was sheared off by a guy wire located on edge of road.Oct 31, 1981 · Substantial damage