# Accident 20120305002339A: Bellanca 7GCBC, Brockton, MT, March 5, 2012

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 5, 2012, 15:56 local time
- Place: Brockton, MT
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Maneuver
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 47.9897° N, 104.7183° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=47.9897&lon=-104.7183&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5542K, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5542K-2013-01-31) (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: 1
- Other injuries: 1
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 300 total, 200 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR12FA123](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR12FA123) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20120305002339A

## Narrative

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

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.

## 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 WPR12FA123](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR12FA123), Mar 5, 2012: Bellanca 7GCBC (N5542K), Brockton, MT, substantial damage, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The 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.

## Other reports on N5542K (2)

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

- [Incident 19820615035589I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820615035589I), Jun 15, 1982: Bbavia 7GCBC (N5542K), Roosevelt, UT, Minor damage. On touchdown, aircraft veered off runway, pilot aborted. Hit brush, rocks on ground roll. Subsequent landing normal
- [Accident 19811031071659A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19811031071659A), Oct 31, 1981: Bbavia 7GCBC (N5542K), Fairfield, MT, Substantial damage. Landed on a farm road. Outer portion of wing was sheared off by a guy wire located on edge of road.

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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