# NTSB investigations: Bellanca 7GCBC: In flight collision with terrain/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 LAX98LA156](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX98LA156.md): Bellanca 7GCBC · Gorman, CA · Accident · 1 fatal · Limited investigation · Final report · May 13, 1998 · N11867 · Destroyed
  > The pilot's failure to maintain airspeed and an inadvertent stall while attempting to reverse direction in low cloud conditions in mountainous terrain
- [NTSB NYC92LA121](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC92LA121.md): Bellanca 7GCBC · Bedford, NH · Accident · Serious injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jun 19, 1992 · N8736V · Substantial damage
  > Physical impairment of the pilot as the result of alcohol consumption, resulting in his failure or inability to maintain control of the airplane. Factors which contributed to the accident were: the pilot's poor judgement in buzzing residences and his failure…
- [NTSB DEN88LA035](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN88LA035.md): Bellanca 7GCBC · Newell, SD · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Dec 6, 1987 · N2562Z · Substantial damage
  > The plt reported that he was surveying a field of winter wheat at approximately 100 feet AGL in slow flight. The wind was strong and gusty and the acft began to settle toward the ground. The plt added full power, however, the left main landing gear struck the…
- [NTSB SEA86LA102](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA86LA102.md): Bellanca 7GCBC · Harlen, OR · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Apr 12, 1986 · N88415 · Destroyed
  > The acft contacted trees and descended to ground impact during an attempted go-around. The go-around was attempted after the plt over shot the farm field in which he had intended to land.
- [NTSB SEA86FA020](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA86FA020.md): Bellanca 7GCBC · N.Battle Moun., NV · Accident · 1 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Oct 30, 1985 · N5051C · Destroyed
  > The aircraft impacted the ground after attempting an aerobattic maneuver at about 300 feet AGL. Several witnesses observed the aircraft enter a loop or climbing roll and diveinto the ground. No evidence of failure or malfunction of the aircraft was found…
- [NTSB ANC83FA161](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC83FA161.md): Bellanca 7GCBC · Kasilof, AK · Accident · 3 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Sep 5, 1983 · N88374 · Substantial damage
  > The acft crashed in a vertical nose down attitude a short distance from the plt's private airstrip. According to relatives the plt was taking his girl friend's 2 children for a short flt. Investigation revealed the plt's last known medical certificate was…
- [NTSB LAX82DA035](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX82DA035.md): Bellanca 7GCBC · San Clementine, CA · Accident · Minor injuries · Final report · Jan 4, 1982 · N8630V · Substantial damage
  > During flight, the pilot observed an area of sloping terrain that appealed to him as a prospective piece of land to purchase. He stated that he got too low and slow with the sun in his eyes as he circled the area. The right wing struck the ground and the…

## 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" = 230))
ORDER BY c."eventDate" DESC, c."ntsbNumber" DESC
```

This list as a web page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb?model=1220601&occurrence=230

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