# NTSB investigations: Bellanca 7GCAA: Loss of control - on ground/water

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 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 SEA04CA159](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA04CA159.md): Bellanca 7GCAA · Sequim, WA · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Jul 23, 2004 · N88373 · Substantial damage
  > Aircraft control not maintained during the landing roll. A factor was the irrigation pipe.
- [NTSB LAX01LA301](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX01LA301.md): Bellanca 7GCAA · Bridgeport, CA · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Sep 2, 2001 · N5042D · Substantial damage
  > The failure of the pilot to maintain directional control of the tail wheel equipped aircraft during landing roll which resulted in a ground loop.
- [NTSB CHI90LA110](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI90LA110.md): Bellanca 7GCAA · Lodge, IL · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Apr 8, 1990 · N55JJ · Substantial damage
  > Failure of the pilot to maintain directional control during takeoff. The crosswind and the soft/uneven terrain were factors related to the accident.
- [NTSB DEN88LA085](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN88LA085.md): Bellanca 7GCAA · Greeley, CO · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Mar 22, 1988 · N8929 · Substantial damage
  > The CFI rated plt and his CFI rated passenger were practicing touch and go landings. The plt reported that the winds were light and variable. The plt reported that the tail wheel chattered during the last touchdown, and the aircraft swerved to the left. The…
- [NTSB NYC83LA063](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC83LA063.md): Bellanca 7GCAA · Millbrook, NY · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Feb 6, 1983 · N8570V · Substantial damage
  > Plt stated the left wheel froze causing a loss of directional control. The acft made a 90 deg turn to the right & slid backwards down an embankment into a pond.

## 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 ('1220501')
    AND EXISTS (SELECT 1 FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_occurrences.parquet' o WHERE o.case_mkey = x.case_mkey AND o.aircrafts_position = x.position AND o."occurrenceNumber" = 1 AND o."occurrenceCode" = 260))
ORDER BY c."eventDate" DESC, c."ntsbNumber" DESC
```

This list as a web page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb?model=1220501&occurrence=260

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