# Accident 20140816014209A: Bellanca 7GCBC, Itta Bena, MS, August 16, 2014

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 16, 2014, 18:53 local time
- Place: Itta Bena, MS
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Maneuver
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.4958° N, 90.3222° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.4958&lon=-90.3222&mi=10
- Aircraft: N36236, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N36236-2017-03-31) (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: 0
- Other injuries: 2
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport, flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 7,750 total, 300 in this make and model, 20 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA14LA392](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA14LA392) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20140816014209A

## Narrative

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

INSRUCTIONAL FLIGHT. PRACTICING FORCED LANDING PROCEDURES. FIRST ATTEMPT, THE STUDENT DID'NT DO WELL. SECOND ATTEMPT AT A DIFFERENT LOCATION, STUDENT DID BETTER BUT NOT WELL. THIRD ATTEMPT WAS NEAR A PRIVATE OWNED GRASS AIRSTRIP. ON A LEFT DOWNWIND PATTERN, THE STUDENT WAS STILL AT 1300 FEET AGL, STILL DECENDING. NEAR THE END OF THE AIRSTRIP, THE INSTRUCTOR ADDED POWER TO GO AROUND. THE ENGINE SPUTTERED AND DID NOT POWER UP. THE INSTRUCTOR TOOK THE CONTROL AND TURNED TOWARD THE STRIP. THE AIRCRAFT CRASHED IN THE CORN FIELD NEXT TO THE AIRSTRIP.

## 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 ERA14LA392](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA14LA392), Aug 16, 2014: Bellanca 7GCBC (N36236), Itta Bena, MS, substantial damage. Probable cause: A total loss of engine power during maneuvering due to an obstruction from air intake filter material being ingested into the carburetor, which resulted in a forced landing.

## Other reports on N36236 (1)

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

- [Accident 19940517011199A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940517011199A), May 17, 1994: Bbavia 7GCBC (N36236), Lewisburg, WV, Substantial damage. Encountered fog landed lwb. Cleared. Departed again. Fog. Turned back into fog. Hit trees. Stopped engine running.

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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