# Accident 20120804017029A: Bellanca 7GCBC, Imperial, NE, August 4, 2012

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 4, 2012, 07:00 local time
- Place: Imperial, NE
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.5095° N, 101.6304° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.5095&lon=-101.6304&mi=10
- Aircraft: N36286, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N36286-2014-12-30) (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: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN12FA517](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN12FA517) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20120804017029A

## Narrative

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

ON AUGUST 4, 2012, AT APPROXIMATELY 0700 MDT, A BELLANCA 7GCBC, N36286, IMPACTED THE GROUND 5 MILES SOUTH OF THE IMPERIAL AIRPORT IN IMPERIAL, NE.   THE PILOT RECEIVED FATAL INJURIES.  VMC WEATHER CONTIONS EXISTED AT THE TIME. NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED.

## 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 CEN12FA517](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN12FA517), Aug 4, 2012: Bellanca 7GCBC (N36286), Imperial, NE, substantial damage, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot’s failure to maintain adequate clearance from rising terrain while flying toward the rising sun, which interfered with his ability to see the terrain.

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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