NTSB investigations: Bellanca 7GCBC
20 cases on aircraft the registry lists as Bellanca 7GCBC, where the sequence of events included Nose over/nose down. Aircraft are matched to the registry by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model, so older matches can be wrong.
Cases per year
| 2008 | 2 |
|---|---|
| 2009 | 1 |
| 2011 | 1 |
| 2012 | 3 |
| 2014 | 1 |
| 2016 | 1 |
| 2018 | 2 |
| 2019 | 2 |
| 2021 | 1 |
| 2023 | 3 |
| 2024 | 2 |
| 2025 | 1 |
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Query with SQL
duckdb -csv -c "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"Prints the whole list as CSV. It reads the release’s Parquet files over HTTPS, so there’s nothing to download first. Install DuckDB to run it.
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" DESCRun it at the DuckDB prompt, or in any tool that reads Parquet over HTTPS. More ways to query the release are on Use the data.
NTSB CEN26LA019Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportBellanca 7GCBC · Bonilla, SDThe pilot’s inadequate flight planning and his failure to maintain aircraft control during the precautionary off-airport landing.NTSB ANC24LA041Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportBellanca 7GCBC · Knik, AKThe pilot's excessive braking during the landing roll, resulting in a nose over.NTSB ANC24LA034Accident · Minor injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportBellanca 7GCBC · Wellsville, UTThe pilot's improper landing flare and subsequent improper recovery from a bounced landing, which resulted in a nose over.NTSB ANC23LA087Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportBellanca 7GCBC · Beluga, AKThe pilot’s excessive application of brakes during landing that resulted in a nose over.NTSB ANC23LA072Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportBellanca 7GCBC · Palmer, AKThe pilot’s failure to maintain directional control during the landing rollout.NTSB WPR23LA312Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportBellanca 7GCBC · Dixon, CAThe 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 ANC21LA042Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportBellanca 7GCBC · Birchwood, AKThe pilot's use of excessive braking during the landing roll, which resulted in a nose-over.NTSB GAA19CA501Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportChampion 7GCBC · Fairbanks, AKThe pilot's overapplication of brakes during landing on unimproved terrain, which resulted in a nose-over.NTSB WPR19CA069Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportChampion 7GCBC · Townsend, MTThe pilot's failure to maintain airplane control during a precautionary landing on an uneven, soft surface.NTSB CEN18LA316Accident · Serious injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportChampion 7GCBC · Wiley, COThe 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 GAA18CA328Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportBellanca 7GCBC · Arlington, WAThe pilot’s overapplication of the brakes during the landing roll, which resulted in a nose-over.NTSB GAA17CA001Accident · Minor injuriesData collectionFinal reportBellanca 7GCBC · Fairbanks, AKThe pilot’s improper crosswind correction, which resulted in a loss of pitch control and nose-over.NTSB WPR14CA384Accident · Minor injuriesData collectionFinal reportBellanca 7GCBC · Meadow Creek, MTThe pilot's inadequate landing flare and failure to maintain aircraft control during landing.NTSB CEN12LA556Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportBellanca 7GCBC · Sidney, NEThe pilot's misuse of the brakes during landing, which resulted in the airplane nosing over.NTSB ANC12CA078Accident · Minor injuriesData collectionFinal reportBellanca 7GCBC · Talkeetna, AKThe flight instructor's and student pilot's excessive application of brakes during an aborted takeoff, which resulted in a noseover.NTSB ANC12CA071Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportBellanca 7GCBC · Fairbanks, AKThe pilot's excessive use of brakes during landing, which resulted in a noseover.NTSB ANC12CA004Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportBellanca 7GCBC · Aniak, AKThe pilot's excessive use of brakes during landing.NTSB ANC09CA108Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportBellanca 7GCBC · Fairbanks, AKThe pilot's failure to maintain control of the airplane during the landing roll at an off-airport site.NTSB ANC09CA006Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportBellanca 7GCBC · Skwentna, AKThe pilot's selection of unsuitable terrain for landing.NTSB LAX08CA044Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportBellanca 7GCBC · Exeter, CAThe pilot's failure to maintain directional control.