# NTSB ANC76DAD01: Bellanca 7GCBC, N57468, Kake, AK, July 5, 1975

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: July 5, 1975
- Place: Kake, AK · KAKE, AK
- Location: 56.9753° N, 133.9037° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Kake, AK, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=56.9753&lon=-133.9037&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report August 12, 1975
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 149531
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ANC76DAD01
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC76DAD01

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1709   75/7/5    KAKE,AK             BELLANCA 7GCBC      CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 32, 70 TOTAL
        TIME - 2120                    N57468              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  HOURS, 35 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          WRANGELL,AK                 KAKE,AK
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 TAKEOFF: RUN
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           TAKEOFF: RUN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - SANDY
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING
        REMARKS- BEACH TKOF. L GR HIT SAND BERM,ACFT VEERED INTO POOL OF WATER.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N57468](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N57468), registered now, S/N 514-73, built 1973 (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
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage

## 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 19750705018059A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19750705018059A), Jul 5, 1975: Blanca 7GCBC, Kake, AK, Substantial damage. Beach tkof. L gr hit sand berm,acft veered into pool of water.

## Other investigations on N57468 (1)

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.

- [NTSB CHI99LA098](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI99LA098), Feb 18, 1999: Bellanca 7GCBC (N57468), Grand Rapids, MN, substantial damage. Probable cause: the pilot's inadequate visual lookout. A factor to the accident was the unmarked transmission wire.

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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