- Date
- August 28, 1976
- Place
- Skwentna, AK · SKWENTNA, AK
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Aircraft
- N5215XBellanca 7GCBC
- Status
- Completed · report October 13, 1976
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19760828028569A
- Case key
- 149793
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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.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2618 76/8/28 NR.SKWENTNA,AK BELLANCA 7GCBC CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 32, 92 TOTAL TIME - 1700 N5215X PX- 0 0 1 BUSINESS HOURS, 42 IN TYPE, NOT DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION LAST ENROUTE STOP SKWENTNA,AK ANCHORAGE,AK UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE TAKEOFF: RUN COLLIDED WITH: TREES TAKEOFF: RUN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED CLEARANCE FACTOR(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS REMARKS- DRG STEP TURN,ACFT SLID. WG HIT OVERHANGING TREE
Aircraft
- Registration
- N5215X
- Reported as
- Bellanca 7GCBC
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
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FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.
Other investigations on N5215X · 2
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.
NTSB ANC83LA142Accident · Minor injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportPalmer, AKThe acft crashed during a go-around attempt to a mountain airstrip at 4000 ft MSL. According to the plt he thought his approach was too flat so he initiated a go-around at low alt and with 60 KTS indicated airspeed. The acft would not outclimb the rising…NTSB ANC80DAG48Accident · No injuriesClosedAnchorage, AK