ANC26LA071

NTSB accident investigation · Bellanca 7GCBC · Skwentna, AK · July 11, 2026

Accident · Serious injuriesClass 4 · LimitedInvestigation open
Date
July 10, 2026, 17:00 local (Jul 11, 2026, 01:00 UTC)
Place
Skwentna, AK · Gravel bar at the toe of the Kahiltna Glacier
Injuries
1 serious
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Unknown
Aircraft
N11647Bellanca 7GCBC
Defining event
Unknown: Unknown or undetermined
Weather
Visual (VMC) · Day
Status
Investigation ongoing
Investigation class
Class 4 - Basic report with no Prelim publish
NTSB office
Alaska Regional Office
Parties
FAA
FAA report
20260710007549A
Case key
203402

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Sequence of events

The events NTSB coded, in order, by phase of flight. The defining event is the one that best describes the accident. Under each, the cases with the same event anywhere in their sequence.

Aircraft

Registration
N11647
Reported as
Bellanca 7GCBC
Category
Airplane
Serial number
345-72
Built
1972
Damage
Substantial damage
Flight
Personal · Part 91
Airworthiness certificate
Standard, Normal
Departed
51AK · Talkeetna, AK
Equipment
Unknown

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Weather

Conditions
Visual (VMC) · Day
Wind
210° at 5 knots
Visibility
10 statute miles
Lowest ceiling
None
Temperature
68 °F, dew point 55 °F
Altimeter
29.85 inHg
Observed at
PATK, 31 nm away
METAR
METAR PATK 110053Z 21005KT 10SM CLR 20/13 A2985 RMK AO2 SLP110 T02000133 $

FAA reports on this event · 1

The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.