# NTSB investigations: Bellanca 7GCBC: Loss of engine power(partial) - 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 DEN07LA127](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN07LA127.md): Bellanca 7GCBC · Basin, WY · Accident · Serious injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jul 25, 2007 · N88247 · Substantial damage
  > The carburetor icing causing a partial loss of engine power, and the pilot's failure to maintain aircraft control leading to the inadvertent stall. A factor contributing to the accident was the conditions conducive for carburetor icing.
- [NTSB NYC06LA167](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC06LA167.md): Bellanca 7GCBC · Toms River, NJ · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jul 1, 2006 · N50619 · Substantial damage
  > Carburetor icing, and the pilot's delayed application of carburetor heat, which resulted in a loss of engine power, and subsequent force landing. A factor in the accident was carburetor icing conditions.
- [NTSB FTW03LA149](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW03LA149.md): Bellanca 7GCBC · Houston, TX · Accident · Serious injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · May 10, 2003 · N711JJ · Substantial damage
  > The flight instructor's poor decision to initiate a simulated emergency without having a suitable area for a forced landing.
- [NTSB ANC85LA075](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC85LA075.md): Bellanca 7GCBC · Holitna River, AK · Accident · Serious injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Apr 27, 1985 · N31282 · Substantial damage
  > During takeoff the plt noted a partial loss of power, the plt elected precautionary landing on the remaining frozen lake. During the turn the acft stalled and crashed. The fuel system was found contaminated with ice and water.
- [NTSB NYC84LA050](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC84LA050.md): Bellanca 7GCBC Citabria · Nantucket, MA · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Dec 10, 1983 · N5041N · Substantial damage
  > The acft experienced a power loss and crashed during a low pass to observe an object on the ground. The flt had departednantucket and flown over to tuckernuck isl where a descent was made to observe an unusual object on a shoal. Carburetor heat was applied…
- [NTSB ANC83LA130](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC83LA130.md): Bellanca Citabria 7GCBC · Seward, AK · Accident · Minor injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jul 23, 1983 · N50509 · Substantial damage
  > The pilot stated that he was flying at 200 feet AGL, at about 65 mph in a left turn, spotting fish for a fishing vessel when a map that was on his lap fell to the floor. When he reached for it his left hand hit the throttle, reducing power. Before he could…

## 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" = 354))
ORDER BY c."eventDate" DESC, c."ntsbNumber" DESC
```

This list as a web page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb?model=1220601&occurrence=354

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