# Accident 20120604010449A: Bellanca 8GCBC, Crosby, ND, June 4, 2012

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 4, 2012, 14:00 local time
- Place: Crosby, ND
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Maneuver
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 48.5609° N, 103.6808° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=48.5609&lon=-103.6808&mi=10
- Aircraft: N88095, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N88095-2015-02-20) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bellanca 8GCBC (registry code 1220803, https://openairdocs.org/model/bellanca-8gcbc) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming O&VO-360 series (registry code 41514, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-vo-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELLANCA 8GCBC
- Reported engine: LYCOMING O&VO-360 SER
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Student
- Pilot flight hours: 15 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN12LA336](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN12LA336) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20120604010449A

## Narrative

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

WITNESSES STATED PILOT WAS FLYING LOW AND MANEUVERING BETWEEN THE GRAVEL PILES OF A GRAVEL PIT ADJACENT TO THE CRASH SITE. ONE WITNESS STATED HIS OPINION WAS HE (PILOT) WAS FLYING CARELESSLY. WITNESSES STATED PILOT WAS FLYING 20' TO 25' ABOVE THE GROUND WHEN HE APPEARED TO LEVEL OUT OVER A FIELD, WENT STRAIGHT UP WHILE EXECUTING A HALF SPIRAL, NOSED OVER AND IMPACTED TERRAIN.

## 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 CEN12LA336](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN12LA336), Jun 4, 2012: Bellanca 8GCBC (N88095), Zahl, ND, substantial damage, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The non-certificated pilot's improper preflight planning, which resulted in fuel exhaustion, and his failure to maintain airplane control after a total loss of engine power.

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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