ANC76AA135

NTSB accident investigation · Bellanca 7GCBC · Missing Aircraft, AK · September 14, 1976

Accident · FatalClosed
Date
September 14, 1976
Place
Missing Aircraft, AK · MISSING AIRCRAFT, AK
Injuries
1 fatal
Damage
Destroyed
Phase of flight
Enroute
Aircraft
N5VBBellanca 7GCBC
Status
Completed · report February 10, 1977
Report
Brief approved by the director
FAA report
19760914039819A
Case key
156167

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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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3-3847  76/9/14    MISSING AIRCRAFT    BELLANCA 7GCBC      CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 38, UNK/NR
        TIME - UNK/NR                  N5VB                PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, UNK/NR IN
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION         LAST ENROUTE STOP
         UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED        UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED         UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           MISSING AIRCRAFT,NOT RECOVERED                           IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS - UNDETERMINED
        REMARKS- MAYDAY RECEIVED AT 2144ADT.PLT WAS LOST IN IMC.LAST TRANSMISSION WAS AT 2155ADT.

Aircraft

Registration
N5VB
Reported as
Bellanca 7GCBC
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Destroyed

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FAA reports on this event · 1

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Other investigations on N5VB · 1

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.