ANC76AA033

NTSB accident investigation · Bellanca 8GCBC · Willow, AK · September 14, 1975

Accident · FatalClosed
Date
September 14, 1975
Place
Willow, AK · WILLOW, AK
Injuries
2 fatal
Damage
Destroyed
Phase of flight
Maneuvering
Aircraft
N33EVBellanca 8GCBC
Status
Completed · report February 20, 1976
Report
Brief approved by the director
FAA report
19750914042589A
Case key
151331

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NTSB brief

NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.

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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-4020  75/9/14  NR.WILLOW,AK          BELLANCA 8GCBC      CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 32, 1382
        TIME - 1445                    N33EV               PX-  1  0  0  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 15 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - RUSTIC WILDERNESS
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
         WILLOW,AK                    LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           AIRFRAME FAILURE: IN FLIGHT                              IN FLIGHT: ACROBATICS
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - EXCEEDED DESIGNED STRESS LIMITS OF AIRCRAFT
           AIRFRAME - WINGS: SPARS
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - SEPARATION IN FLIGHT
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - PREVIOUS DAMAGE
        REMARKS- ACFT PLACARDED NORM CAT,NO ACROBATICS.SPECIFIC GRAV L FRNT SPAR 0.338 VS 0.36 MIN VALUE.L WG SEPD.

Aircraft

Registration
N33EV
Reported as
Bellanca 8GCBC
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Destroyed
Airport
Rustic Wilderness

Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

FAA reports on this event · 1

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