# Fatal NTSB investigations: Bellanca 7GCAA

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 CEN19FA138](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN19FA138.md): Champion 7GCAA · Schlater, MS · Accident · 1 fatal · Class 2 · Field · Final report · May 7, 2019 · N7665S · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's failure to maintain the proper airspeed during the initial climb after takeoff, which resulted in an exceedance of the airplane's critical angle of attack and a stall.
- [NTSB WPR17FA029](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR17FA029.md): Bellanca 7GCAA · Glamis, CA · Accident · 1 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Nov 25, 2016 · N88373 · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's improper decision to attempt a downwind landing and his failure to maintain adequate airspeed while maneuvering during a go-around and subsequent landing attempt, which resulted in exceedance of the airplane's critical angle of attack and an…
- [NTSB MIA08LA002](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA08LA002.md): Bellanca 7GCAA · Toughkenamon, PA · Accident · 1 fatal · Limited investigation · Final report · Oct 6, 2007 · N8642V · Substantial damage
  > The reason for this accident is undetermined.
- [NTSB CHI99FA284](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI99FA284.md): Bellanca 7GCAA · Titonka, IA · Accident · 1 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Aug 8, 1999 · N5033G · Destroyed
  > The low altitude maneuver attempted and altitude/clearance not being maintained by the pilot, which resulted in an impact with a pine tree. A factor to the accident was the pine tree.
- [NTSB CHI96FA301](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI96FA301.md): Bellanca 7GCAA · Hinckley, IL · Accident · 2 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Aug 19, 1996 · N5026Q · Destroyed
  > the instructor pilot exceeded the design stress limits of the aircraft which resulted in the overload failure of the wing. A factor was that the weight and balance of the aircraft was exceeded by the instructor pilot.
- [NTSB NYC90FA192](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC90FA192.md): Bellanca 7GCAA · Saltaire, NY · Accident · 1 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Aug 14, 1990 · N4190Y · Destroyed
  > The pilot misjudged his altitude.
- [NTSB SEA88LA094](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA88LA094.md): Bellanca 7GCAA · Sutcliffe, NV · Accident · 1 fatal · Limited investigation · Final report · May 14, 1988 · N57415 · Destroyed
  > The aircraft was observed to execute several low passes over witnesses along the shoreline of a lake. During one of the passes and while tracking northwest, the pilot dropped a package of life preservers from an estimated altitude of 75 feet AGL and while…
- [NTSB LAX80FA113](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX80FA113.md): Bellanca 7GCAA · Santa Ynez, CA · Accident · 2 fatal · Closed · Jun 22, 1980 · N171WS · Destroyed

## 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."highestInjuryLevel" = 'Fatal'
  AND c."mKey" IN (SELECT x.case_mkey FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_aircrafts.parquet' x WHERE x.aircraft_model_code IN ('1220501'))
ORDER BY c."eventDate" DESC, c."ntsbNumber" DESC
```

This list as a web page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb?fatal=1&model=1220501

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