# NTSB investigations: Bellanca 7GCBC: Loss of engine power(total) - nonmechanical

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 ANC00LA001](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC00LA001.md): Bellanca 7GCBC · Anchorage, AK · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Oct 3, 1999 · N4156Y · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's inadequate preflight inspection to remove all contaminated fuel from the fuel system. A factor associated with the accident was an unsuitable terrain condition for landing.
- [NTSB NYC95LA179](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC95LA179.md): Bellanca 7GCBC · Farmingdale, NJ · Accident · Minor injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jul 30, 1995 · N8610V · Substantial damage
  > the pilot's improper inflight decision and inaccurate fuel consumption calculations, resulting in a loss of engine power due to fuel exhaustion and a forced landing over unsuitable terrain.
- [NTSB CHI93LA128](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI93LA128.md): Bellanca 7GCBC · Bismarck, ND · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Mar 11, 1993 · N88384 · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's failure to refuel the airplane en route to ensure adequate fuel to complete the flight.
- [NTSB ANC86LA061](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC86LA061.md): Bellanca 7GCBC · Valdez, AK · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · May 24, 1986 · N8671V · Substantial damage
  > Examination of the aircraft fuel system revealed that water was found in the fuel lines.
- [NTSB ATL84LA192](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL84LA192.md): Bellanca 7GCBC · Tunica, MS · Accident · Serious injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jun 2, 1984 · N4211Y · Substantial damage
  > The non-rated plt stated that during a local flt, he flew over a water well drilling operation to survey the area. He reported that he circled at 500 ft 'indicate'. After surveying the area, he initiated a climb, but the eng lost power. Shortly after that,…
- [NTSB LAX83LA437](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX83LA437.md): Bellanca 7GCBC · Santa Barbara, CA · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Sep 12, 1983 · N8741V · Substantial damage
  > While circling an area near Santa cruise island, CA. During aerial fish spotting operations, the acft eng began to lose pwr. As the acft apchd the island the eng sustained a complete pwr loss and nosed over drng the ensuing forced lndg. An eng exam revealed…
- [NTSB NYC83LA108](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC83LA108.md): Bellanca 7GBC · Middleboro, MA · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Apr 18, 1983 · N4163Y · Substantial damage
  > The acft landed short of the runway after experiencing a power loss on the approach. The pilot had carburetor heat on and when he experienced a downdraft on final he said he opened the throttle and the engine quit. The acft was landed in the bushes short of…
- [NTSB FTW82DA190](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW82DA190.md): Bellanca 7GCBC · Mt. Pleasant, TX · Accident · No injuries · Final report · May 22, 1982 · N5045G · Substantial damage
  > After takeoff from runway 17, the pilot departed the traffic pattern and was about 1.5 miles north of the airport when the engine coughed. He immediately turned back toward the airport, but shortly thereafter, the engine lost all power. He decided to land on…

## 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" = 353))
ORDER BY c."eventDate" DESC, c."ntsbNumber" DESC
```

This list as a web page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb?model=1220601&occurrence=353

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