# Accident 20180606007139A: Bellanca 7ECA, Fairbanks, AK, June 6, 2018

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 6, 2018, 06:00 local time
- Place: Fairbanks, AK
- Airport: Pafa
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Maneuver
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 64.6500° N, 147.6100° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=64.6500&lon=-147.6100&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8646V, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8646V) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bellanca 7ECA (registry code 1220460, https://openairdocs.org/model/bellanca-7eca) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-235 series (registry code 41505, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-235-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELLANCA 7ECA
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 1
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot, flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 1,580 total, 5 in this make and model, 40 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB GAA18CA357](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA18CA357) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20180606007139A

## Narrative

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

WHILE CONDUCTING STEEP BANK TURNS (LEFT, 50 DEG. BANK ANGLE) AT APPROX. 2000FT. MSL. AND 100 MPH AIRSPEED THE WINDSHIELD AND SKYLIGHT SHATTERED AND PILOT HEADSET RIPPED OFF. PILOT RESUMED STRAIGHT AND LEVEL ATTITUDE AND PROCEEDED TO PAFA. WHILE ENROUTE PILOT NOTED REAR WINDOWS MISSING. AIRCRAFT LANDED PAFA WITHOUT EVENT AND WAS MET BY AIRPORT OPERATIONS PERSONNEL. OPS PERSONNEL CALLED POLICE TO ADMINISTER FIRST AID TO LACERATION OF LEFT HAND (SUBSEQUENTLY REQUIRED 3 STITCHES). PAFA OPERATIONS PERSONNEL RECOVERED ONE FEATHER FROM CABIN AREA AND SUBMITTED A BIRD STRIKE REPORT. PAFA OPERATIONS SENT FEATHER TO SMITHSONIAN FOR IDENTIFICATION.(#2018-6-6-110349)

## 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 GAA18CA357](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA18CA357), Jun 6, 2018: Bellanca 7ECA (N8646V), Fairbanks, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: The airplane’s collision with a bird while maneuvering.

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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