# Accident 20260530009529A: Bellanca 7GCBC, Jonesboro, AR, May 30, 2026

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 30, 2026, 18:22 local time
- Place: Jonesboro, AR
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Maneuver
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.7246° N, 90.8403° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.7246&lon=-90.8403&mi=10
- Aircraft: N90932, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N90932) (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: 1
- Pilot certificates: Student
- Pilot flight hours: 114 total, 87 in this make and model, 56 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN26LA209](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN26LA209) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20260530009529A

## Narrative

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

A SOLO STUDENT PILOT TOOK OFF FROM A PRIVATE LANDING STRIP NEAR JONESBORO, ARKANSAS, TO PRACTICE FOR AN UPCOMING CHECK RIDE, FLYING OVER AGRICULTURAL FIELDS. WHILE PERFORMING SLOW-FLIGHT MANEUVERS AT 500 FEET, THE AIRCRAFT ENCOUNTERED A DUST DEVIL, WHICH STALLED IT AND INITIATED A RIGHT-WING LOW SPIN. ALTHOUGH THE STUDENT PILOT RECOVERED FROM THE SPIN, THE AIRCRAFT SUBSEQUENTLY STRUCK TREES AND SHRUBS DURING ROLLOUT, RESULTING IN THE ACCIDENT. THE PILOT SUSTAINED MINOR INJURIES AND WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL HOSPITAL, WHERE HE WAS LATER RELEASED. THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED SIGNIFICANT DAMAGE, INCLUDING THE LOSS OF THE RIGHT WING, TAIL EMPENNAGE, AND LANDING GEAR, AND WAS ULTIMATELY CLASSIFIED AS DESTROYED.

## 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 CEN26LA209](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN26LA209), May 30, 2026: Bellanca 7GCBC (N90932), Jonesboro, AR, substantial damage. Probable cause: The student pilot's failure to maintain adequate airspeed, which led to the airplane exceeding its critical angle of attack and experiencing an aerodynamic stall. Contributing to the accident was 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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