# NTSB investigations: Bellanca 7GCBC, AR

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 CEN26LA209](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN26LA209.md): Bellanca 7GCBC · Jonesboro, AR · Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · May 30, 2026 · N90932 · Substantial damage
  > The student pilot's failure to maintain adequate airspeed, which led to the airplane exceeding its critical angle of attack and experiencing an aerodynamic stall. Contributing to the accident was the pilot’s decision to practice slow flight maneuvers at an…
- [NTSB CEN25LA075](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN25LA075.md): Bellanca 7GCBC · Batesville, AR · Accident · 1 fatal · Class 3 · Limited · Final report · Jan 12, 2025 · N8569V · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s failure to maintain clearance from powerlines while flying at low altitude.
- [NTSB FTW99LA037](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW99LA037.md): Bellanca 7GCBC · Stuttgart, AR · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Nov 27, 1998 · N5025C · Substantial damage
  > The separation of the left main landing gear bolt.
- [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 MKC86LA007](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC86LA007.md): Bellanca 7GCBC · Dumas, AR · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Oct 5, 1985 · N31272 · Substantial damage
  > On landing at a pvt sod strip near Dumas, the plt stated he encountered a strong crosswind. The crosswind forced his acft to veer off the side of the rwy. After veering off the rwy the right wing struck the ground sustaining substantial damage to the wing…
- [NTSB FTW82FRJ08](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW82FRJ08.md): Bellanca 7GCBC · Near Texarkana, AR · Accident · 2 fatal · Final report · Feb 21, 1982 · N53731 · Substantial damage
  > During flight, the aircraft struck a powerline about 70 ft above the red river. The aircraft crashed in the river and drifted about 2 miles before it was recovered. The passenger's body was recovered on 03/21/82 and the pilot's body was recovered on 05/15/83…
- [NTSB FTW80DPD01](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW80DPD01.md): Bellanca 7GCBC · Little Rock, AR · Accident · No injuries · Closed · Oct 3, 1979 · N31272 · Substantial damage

## 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."eventStateOrRegion" = 'AR' AND c."eventCountry" = 'USA'
  AND c."mKey" IN (SELECT x.case_mkey FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_aircrafts.parquet' x WHERE x.aircraft_model_code IN ('1220601'))
ORDER BY c."eventDate" DESC, c."ntsbNumber" DESC
```

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

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