# Accident 20160605008579A: Bellanca 7GCBC, Ferndale, MT, June 5, 2016

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 5, 2016, 07:30 local time
- Place: Ferndale, MT
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 48.0606° N, 114.0011° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=48.0606&lon=-114.0011&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8777, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8777-2018-05-03) (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: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 164 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB GAA16CA284](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA16CA284) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20160605008579A

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT HIT HANGAR RIGHT AFTER LIFT OFF, IMPACTED THE GROUND AND BURNED COMPLETELY.

## 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 GAA16CA284](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA16CA284), Jun 5, 2016: Bellanca 7GCBC (N8777), Ferndale, MT, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's loss of directional control during takeoff resulting in a decision to rotate early, and a collision with a hangar and subsequent fire.

## Other reports on N8777 (1)

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

- [Incident 19961104039209I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19961104039209I), Nov 4, 1996: Bbavia 7GCBC (N8777), Cut Bank, MT, Minor damage. Narrative: the pilot in command, Mr. Arnold lindberg, stated that at approximately 1730 local time, he was doing some wheel landing instruction with a private…

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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