# Accident 20120708015979A: Bellanca 7GCAA, Bedford, IN, July 8, 2012

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 8, 2012, 13:03 local time
- Place: Bedford, IN
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Unknown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.8372° N, 86.4406° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.8372&lon=-86.4406&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8733V, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8733V) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bellanca 7GCAA (registry code 1220501, https://openairdocs.org/model/bellanca-7gcaa) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELLANCA 7GCAA
- Reported engine: LYCOMING 0-320 SERIES
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 2
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 1,120 total, 657 in this make and model, 9 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN12LA424](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN12LA424) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20120708015979A

## Narrative

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

ON JULY 8, 2012 AT 1303 EST, AIRCRAFT N8733V (A BELLANCA MODEL 7GCAA SERIAL NUMBER 316-75 ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^) ON A PERSONAL FLIGHT TO SALEM MUNICIPAL AIRPORT IN SALEM, INDIANA (I83) CRASHED IN A FIELD APPROXIMATELY 1 MILE FROM THE APPROACH END OF RUNWAY 06 AT VIRGIL I. GRISSOM MUNICIPAL AIRPORT IN BEDFORD, INDIANA (BFR) AFTER THE ENGINE STOPPED DUE TO FUEL DEPLETION. THE AIRCRAFT HAD TOUCHED DOWN BRIEFLY IN THE FIELD AND THEN ROSE BACK UP SHARPLY, BUT DUE TO LACK OF AIRSPEED THE AIRCRAFT ENTERED A STALL AND SUBSEQUENTLY IMPACTED LEVEL TERRAIN WITH THE NOSE AND LEFT WING LEADING EDGE, COMING TO REST UPRIGHT. THE AIRCRAFT SUFFERED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE. THE PASSENGER SEATED IN THE FORWARD SEAT RECEIVED SERIOUS LEG INJURIES AND THE CERTIFICATED PILOT  SEATED IN THE REAR SEAT RECEIVED MINOR LEG INJURIES. THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED (TIME UNKNOWN) FROM LOGAN COUNTY AIRPORT IN LINCOLN, ILLINOIS (AAA). VFR METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME, AND NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED FOR THE VFR FLIGHT.

## 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 CEN12LA424](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN12LA424), Jul 8, 2012: Bellanca 7GCAA (N8733V), Bedford, IN, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's improper fuel management, which resulted in a loss of engine power due to fuel exhaustion. Contributing to the accident was the pilot’s self-induced pressure to return home.

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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