# Accident 20120720017409A: Bellanca 7GCBC, Talkeetna, AK, July 20, 2012

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 20, 2012, 14:00 local time
- Place: Talkeetna, AK
- Airport: Talkeetna Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Departure Roll
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 62.4493° N, 149.7902° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=62.4493&lon=-149.7902&mi=10
- Aircraft: N53977, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N53977) (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: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 320 total, 22 in this make and model, 27 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC12CA078](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC12CA078) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20120720017409A

## Narrative

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

WHILE PRACTICING OFF-AIRPORT LANDINGS ON A GRAVEL BAR, THE AIRMEN INITIATED AN ABORTED TAKEOFF BECAUSE THE AIRCRAFT DID NOT LEAVE THE GROUND AS EXPECTED.  THE BRAKES WERE APPLIED TOO HEAVILY CAUSING AIRCRAFT TO FLIP OVER ONTO ITS BACK.  THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED SIGNIFICANT DAMAGE TO THE FUSELAGE, WINGS AND TAIL STRUCTURE.

## 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 ANC12CA078](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC12CA078), Jul 20, 2012: Bellanca 7GCBC (N53977), Talkeetna, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: The flight instructor's and student pilot's excessive application of brakes during an aborted takeoff, which resulted in a noseover.

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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