# Accident 20161207022379A: Bellanca 7GCBC, Fairbanks, AK, December 7, 2016

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 7, 2016, 11:33 local time
- Place: Fairbanks, AK
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 64.5419° N, 147.7578° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=64.5419&lon=-147.7578&mi=10
- Aircraft: N88452, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N88452-2020-05-02) (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
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport
- Pilot flight hours: 3,100 total, 47 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC17FA009](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC17FA009) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20161207022379A

## Narrative

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

THE AIRCRAFT HAD JUST COME OUT OF MAINTENANCE AND ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ WAS PERFORMING A MAINTENANCE FLIGHT. OVER THE PREVIOUS TWO WEEKS A VG KIT WAS INSTALLED, SKIS WERE INSTALLED, THE ALTERNATOR WAS REPLACED AND A NEW THROTTLE CABLE WAS INSTALLED DUE TO IT STICKING.  AFTER A THOROUGH INVESTIGATION IT APPEARS THE AIRCRAFT WAS MECHANICALLY SOUND WITH NO ISSUES PERTAINING TO THE MAINTENANCE THAT WAS PERFORMED.  CAREFUL EXAMINATION OF THE WRECKAGE AND GPS INFORMATION INDICATES THE AIRCRAFT STALLED WITH INSUFFICIENT ALTITUDE TO RECOVER, STRUCK A TREE WITH THE RIGHT WING, SUSTAINED TOO MUCH DAMAGE TO CONTINUE FLIGHT, AND STRUCK THE GROUND.

## 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 ANC17FA009](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC17FA009), Dec 7, 2016: Bellanca 7GCBC (N88452), Fairbanks, AK, substantial damage, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot’s decision to operate the airplane at an altitude too low to allow for recovery from an intentional aerodynamic stall. Contributing to the accident was the pilot’s lack of knowledge of the…

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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