# NTSB investigations: Bellanca 7GCBC: Loss of control on ground

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 ERA26LA005](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA26LA005.md): Bellanca 7GCBC · Reedville, VA · Accident · Minor injuries · Class 3 · Limited · Final report · Oct 4, 2025 · N289PS · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s sudden incapacitation by an episode of abnormal heartbeat due to heart disease during a takeoff attempt, which resulted in a loss of directional control and runway excursion.
- [NTSB WPR25LA057](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR25LA057.md): Bellanca 7GCBC · Glendale, AZ · Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · Dec 9, 2024 · N36249 · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's failure to maintain directional control during the landing roll..
- [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 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 WPR22LA244](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR22LA244.md): Bellanca 7GCBC · Afton, WY · Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · Jul 10, 2022 · N50678 · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's inadequate flare and bounced landing which resulted in loss of directional control of the airplane during the landing roll.
- [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 ANC20CA057](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC20CA057.md): Champion 7GCBC · Palmer, AK · Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Data collection · Final report · May 27, 2020 · N41684 · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's loss of directional control during landing, which resulted in a runway excursion.
- [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 GAA19CA072](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA19CA072.md): Bellanca 7GCBC · Benson, AZ · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Nov 23, 2018 · N50340 · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's overcorrection during the landing, which resulted in a loss of directional control.
- [NTSB GAA18CA517](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA18CA517.md): Champion 7GCBC · Ocklawaha, FL · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Aug 25, 2018 · N7618S · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s failure to maintain directional control during landing.
- [NTSB WPR18LA216](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR18LA216.md): Champion 7GCBC · Big Creek, ID · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Aug 1, 2018 · N57477 · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's failure to maintain directional control during the landing roll.
- [NTSB GAA17CA357](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA17CA357.md): Bellanca 7GCBC · Edgewood, NM · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Jun 21, 2017 · N88237 · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's decision to take off with a gusting tailwind, which resulted in a loss of pitch control during the initial climb and a subsequent hard landing and loss of directional control.
- [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 GAA16CA284](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA16CA284.md): Bellanca 7GCBC · Ferndale, MT · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Jun 5, 2016 · N8777 · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's loss of directional control during takeoff resulting in a decision to rotate early, and a collision with a hangar and subsequent fire.
- [NTSB GAA15CA144](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA15CA144.md): Bellanca 7GCBC · Williston, ND · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Jun 28, 2015 · N8723 · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's failure to maintain directional control, which resulted in a runway excursion, and a collision with runway marking signs.
- [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 WPR13CA362](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR13CA362.md): Bellanca 7GCBC · West Yellowstone, MT · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Aug 1, 2013 · N926BW · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's failure to maintain directional control during the takeoff roll, which resulted in a runway excursion and a collision with an approach slope indicator system component.
- [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 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 SEA08CA169](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA08CA169.md): Bellanca 7GCBC · Helena, MT · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Jul 27, 2008 · N50476 · Substantial damage
  > The failure of the pilot receiving instruction to adequately compensate for the crosswind condition and failure to maintain directional control. Also causal was the flight instructor's delayed remedial action and inadequate supervision of the flight.
- [NTSB ANC08LA082](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC08LA082.md): Bellanca 7GCBC · Chugiak, AK · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jun 20, 2008 · N1163E · Substantial damage
  > The flight instructor's lack of remedial action to maintain directional control of the airplane during the landing roll, which resulted in a collision with a berm. Contributing to the accident was the pilot's failure to maintain aircraft control, and his lack…
- [NTSB ANC08LA058](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC08LA058.md): Bellanca 7GCBC · Tetlin, AK · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Apr 26, 2008 · N10987 · Substantial damage
  > The instructor pilot's inadequate supervision of the student, resulting in a loss of control while 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" = '230' 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/230/sequence?model=1220601

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