# NTSB investigations: Bellanca 7GCBC: Nose over/nose down

NTSB aviation accident and incident investigations since 1962: the probable cause, findings, aircraft, crew, weather and docket of each, linked to the FAA registry and the FAA’s own reports.

## Latest cases

- [NTSB CEN26LA019](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN26LA019.md): Bellanca 7GCBC · Bonilla, SD · Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · Oct 10, 2025 · N53853 · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s inadequate flight planning and his failure to maintain aircraft control during the precautionary off-airport landing.
- [NTSB ANC24LA041](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC24LA041.md): Bellanca 7GCBC · Knik, AK · Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · May 27, 2024 · N9166L · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's excessive braking during the landing roll, resulting in a nose over.
- [NTSB ANC24LA034](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC24LA034.md): Bellanca 7GCBC · Wellsville, UT · Accident · Minor injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · May 18, 2024 · N41685 · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's improper landing flare and subsequent improper recovery from a bounced landing, which resulted in a nose over.
- [NTSB ANC23LA087](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC23LA087.md): Bellanca 7GCBC · Beluga, AK · Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · Sep 24, 2023 · N169EZ · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s excessive application of brakes during landing that resulted in a nose over.
- [NTSB ANC23LA072](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC23LA072.md): Bellanca 7GCBC · Palmer, AK · Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · Aug 17, 2023 · N5061G · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s failure to maintain directional control during the landing rollout.
- [NTSB WPR23LA312](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR23LA312.md): Bellanca 7GCBC · Dixon, CA · Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · Aug 9, 2023 · N50443 · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s loss of directional control after striking an unidentified object during landing on an unimproved runway, and his subsequent use of excessive braking that resulted in a nose-over.
- [NTSB ANC21LA042](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC21LA042.md): Bellanca 7GCBC · Birchwood, AK · Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · May 27, 2021 · N659HC · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's use of excessive braking during the landing roll, which resulted in a nose-over.
- [NTSB GAA19CA501](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA19CA501.md): Champion 7GCBC · Fairbanks, AK · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Aug 19, 2019 · N87010 · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's overapplication of brakes during landing on unimproved terrain, which resulted in a nose-over.
- [NTSB WPR19CA069](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR19CA069.md): Champion 7GCBC · Townsend, MT · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Jan 16, 2019 · N822TT · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's failure to maintain airplane control during a precautionary landing on an uneven, soft surface.
- [NTSB CEN18LA316](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN18LA316.md): Champion 7GCBC · Wiley, CO · Accident · Serious injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Aug 5, 2018 · N90990 · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's failure to maintain proper clearance from the sprinkler guy-wire, which resulted in the airplane’s collision with the wire during a visual approach to landing.
- [NTSB GAA18CA328](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA18CA328.md): Bellanca 7GCBC · Arlington, WA · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Jun 7, 2018 · N3202H · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s overapplication of the brakes during the landing roll, which resulted in a nose-over.
- [NTSB GAA17CA001](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA17CA001.md): Bellanca 7GCBC · Fairbanks, AK · Accident · Minor injuries · Data collection · Final report · Oct 1, 2016 · N8922 · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s improper crosswind correction, which resulted in a loss of pitch control and nose-over.
- [NTSB WPR14CA384](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR14CA384.md): Bellanca 7GCBC · Meadow Creek, MT · Accident · Minor injuries · Data collection · Final report · Sep 20, 2014 · N714TM · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's inadequate landing flare and failure to maintain aircraft control during landing.
- [NTSB CEN12LA556](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN12LA556.md): Bellanca 7GCBC · Sidney, NE · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Aug 19, 2012 · N68564 · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's misuse of the brakes during landing, which resulted in the airplane nosing over.
- [NTSB ANC12CA078](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC12CA078.md): Bellanca 7GCBC · Talkeetna, AK · Accident · Minor injuries · Data collection · Final report · Jul 20, 2012 · N53977 · Substantial damage
  > The flight instructor's and student pilot's excessive application of brakes during an aborted takeoff, which resulted in a noseover.
- [NTSB ANC12CA071](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC12CA071.md): Bellanca 7GCBC · Fairbanks, AK · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Jul 6, 2012 · N90974 · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's excessive use of brakes during landing, which resulted in a noseover.
- [NTSB ANC12CA004](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC12CA004.md): Bellanca 7GCBC · Aniak, AK · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Oct 22, 2011 · N11668 · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's excessive use of brakes during landing.
- [NTSB ANC09CA108](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC09CA108.md): Bellanca 7GCBC · Fairbanks, AK · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Sep 25, 2009 · N5037C · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's failure to maintain control of the airplane during the landing roll at an off-airport site.
- [NTSB ANC09CA006](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC09CA006.md): Bellanca 7GCBC · Skwentna, AK · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Oct 17, 2008 · N57446 · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's selection of unsuitable terrain for landing.
- [NTSB LAX08CA044](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX08CA044.md): Bellanca 7GCBC · Exeter, CA · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Jan 7, 2008 · N30WH · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's failure to maintain directional control.

## The whole list in SQL

Runs in DuckDB 1.2 or later on the release's Parquet files over HTTPS:

```sql
SELECT c."ntsbNumber", c."eventDate", c."eventType", c."eventCity", c."eventStateOrRegion", a.n_number, a."aircraftMake", a."aircraftModel", c."highestInjuryLevel", c."totalFatal", c."completionStatus", c.report_url
FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_case_detail.parquet' c LEFT JOIN 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_aircrafts.parquet' a ON a.case_mkey = c."mKey" AND a.position = 1
WHERE c."mKey" IN (SELECT x.case_mkey FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_aircrafts.parquet' x WHERE x.aircraft_model_code IN ('1220601')
    AND EXISTS (SELECT 1 FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_events.parquet' s WHERE s.case_mkey = x.case_mkey AND s.aircrafts_position = x.position AND s."tier2Number" = '096' AND s.case_mkey IN (SELECT case_mkey FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_events.parquet' WHERE "isDefiningEvent")))
ORDER BY c."eventDate" DESC, c."ntsbNumber" DESC
```

This list as a web page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/096/sequence?model=1220601

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