- Date
- March 26, 1976
- Place
- Palmer, AK · PALMER, AK
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N8591VBellanca 7GCBC
- Status
- Completed · report May 4, 1976
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19760326007229A
- Case key
- 153159
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0568 76/3/26 NR.PALMER,AK BELLANCA 7GCBC CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR., TIME - 1315 N8591V PX- 0 0 1 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP AGE 32, 466 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 69 IN TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION ELMENDORF AFB,AK LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED IN FLIGHT: LOW PASS PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - EXERCISED POOR JUDGMENT MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - UNWARRANTED LOW FLYING FACTOR(S) TERRAIN - SNOW-COVERED REMARKS- FLEW INTO SNOW COVERED GRAVEL BAR.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N8591V
- Reported as
- Bellanca 7GCBC
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
N8591VRegistration cancelled Mar 7, 2013 · Bellanca 7GCBCAirframe modelBellanca 7GCBCEngine modelLycoming 0-320 series
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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.