# NTSB ANC26LA071: Bellanca 7GCBC, N11647, Skwentna, AK, July 11, 2026

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Serious injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Investigation 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
- Coordinates: 62.445489, -151.16309
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=62.4455&lon=-151.1631&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Unknown](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/990) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Defining event: [Unknown: Unknown or undetermined](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/000)
- Highest injury: Serious injuries
- Injuries: 1 serious
- Status: Investigation ongoing
- Investigation class: Class 4 - Basic report with no Prelim publish
- NTSB office: Alaska Regional Office
- Parties: FAA
- NTSB case key (mKey): 203402
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ANC26LA071
- Latest NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/203402/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC26LA071

## Sequence of events

The events NTSB coded, in order, by phase of flight. The defining event best describes what happened.

- [Unknown: Unknown or undetermined](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/000) (defining event); cases with it: [Bellanca 7GCBC, 2 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/000/sequence.md?model=1220601), [All aircraft, 1,703 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/000/sequence.md)

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N11647](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N11647), registered now, S/N 345-72, built 1972 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELLANCA 7GCBC
- Registry model: [Bellanca 7GCBC](https://openairdocs.org/model/bellanca-7gcbc) (registry code 1220601) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming 0-320 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (registry code 41508, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 345-72
- Year built: 1972
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Personal, Part 91
- Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal
- Departed: 51AK, Talkeetna, AK
- Equipment: Unknown

## 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 (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 20260710007549A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20260710007549A), Jul 10, 2026: Bellanca 7GCBC, Talkeetna, AK, Substantial damage. The pilot was attempting to land on a gravel bar when he failed to maintain sufficient airspeed which resulted in a low altitude stall/spin. Due to the extent…

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

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