# NTSB investigations: Bellanca 7GCBC: Airframe/component/system failure/malfunction

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 MIA08FA003](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA08FA003.md): Bellanca 7GCBC · Newton, GA · Accident · 1 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Oct 5, 2007 · N62970 · Substantial damage
  > The failure of the right wing wooden spar due while the airplane was in cruise flight, due to the mechanic's inadequate annual inspection and his failure to comply with an airworthiness directive.
- [NTSB LAX07CA288](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX07CA288.md): Bellanca 7GCBC · Laurel, MT · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Sep 30, 2007 · N41695 · Substantial damage
  > Corrosion and fatigue-induced failure of the landing gear structure.
- [NTSB SEA05LA056](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA05LA056.md): Bellanca 7GCBC · Prineville, OR · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jan 30, 2005 · N53719 · Substantial damage
  > Other maintenance personnel's inadequate reassembly of the tail wheel assembly and the left main landing gear breaking assembly resulting in an inadvertent loss of control during the landing roll. Contributing factors were the pilot's inadvertent swerve…
- [NTSB IAD03CA060](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD03CA060.md): Bellanca 7GCBC · Atlantic City, NJ · Accident · Minor injuries · Data collection · Final report · Jun 28, 2003 · N4133Y · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's failure to properly secure an aerial advertising banner to the outside of the airplane.
- [NTSB LAX01LA189](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX01LA189.md): Bellanca 7GCBC · Reno, NV · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · May 20, 2001 · N86727 · Substantial damage
  > Failure of the left main landing gear axle due to an improper weld repair.
- [NTSB LAX95LA240](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX95LA240.md): Bellanca 7GCBC · Long Beach, CA · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jul 4, 1995 · N8634 · Destroyed
  > the inadvertent entanglement of the banner tow cable with the rudder control system, which resulted in a full and uncorrectable deflection of the rudder, and the pilot's inability to control the aircraft.
- [NTSB SEA93LA038](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA93LA038.md): Bellanca 7GCBC · Arco, ID · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Dec 13, 1992 · N57659 · Substantial damage
  > A leaking crankshaft oil seal, and snow on the landing area.
- [NTSB MKC90LA027](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC90LA027.md): Bellanca 7GCBC · Springdale, AR · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Nov 11, 1989 · N4115Y · Substantial damage
  > The banner tow pick up equipment became entangled resulting in a jammed rudder and restricted aircraft control.
- [NTSB NYC88FA167](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC88FA167.md): Bellanca 7GCBC · Livermore Falls, ME · Accident · 2 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Jun 18, 1988 · N4129Y · Destroyed
  > The citabria 7GCBC was observed to make a loop. The left wing bent upward at the strut attach point as the aircraft was at the bottom of the loop and recovering to level flight. The aircraft was then observed to descend in a right spiral and not recover prior…
- [NTSB SEA87LA157](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA87LA157.md): Bellanca 7GCBC · North Plains, OR · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Aug 5, 1987 · N222WY · Substantial damage
  > The plt rprtd that drg a x-wind lndg, the acft touched down on the rgt main gear, then after rolling aprx 50 to 100 ft, the left main gear touched down. As the left wheel touched down, the left axle failed, pitching the acft on its nose. The acft then skidded…

## 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_occurrences.parquet' o WHERE o.case_mkey = x.case_mkey AND o.aircrafts_position = x.position AND o."occurrenceNumber" = 1 AND o."occurrenceCode" = 130))
ORDER BY c."eventDate" DESC, c."ntsbNumber" DESC
```

This list as a web page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb?model=1220601&occurrence=130

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