- Date
- June 9, 1977
- Place
- Eagle, AK · EAGLE, AK
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N86801Bellanca 8GCBC
- Status
- Completed · report July 25, 1977
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19770609016119A
- Case key
- 147709
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1652 77/6/9 NR.EAGLE,AK BELLANCA 8GCBC CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 56, 2000 TIME - 1500 N86801 PX- 0 0 1 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 60 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - CROOKED CREEK DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION LAST ENROUTE STOP FAIRBANKS,AK RETURN EAGLE,AK TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER IN-FLIGHT DECISIONS OR PLANNING FACTOR(S) WEATHER - RAIN WEATHER - FOG WEATHER - UNFAVORABLE WIND CONDITIONS WEATHER BRIEFING - NO RECORD OF BRIEFING RECEIVED WEATHER FORECAST - FORECAST SUBSTANTIALLY CORRECT SKY CONDITION CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE SCATTERED UNLIMITED VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED RAIN OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE TEMPERATURE-F FOG 68 WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS 30 VFR TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN VFR REMARKS- 700FT STRIP.VARIABLE WIND,GUSTS TO 30KTS.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N86801
- Reported as
- Bellanca 8GCBC
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Crooked Creek
N86801Registration cancelled Feb 27, 2013 · Bellanca 8GCBCAirframe modelBellanca 8GCBCEngine modelLycoming O&VO-360 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.
Other investigations on N86801 · 3
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.
NTSB LAX00FA093Accident · 4 fatalField investigationFinal reportSylmar, CAThe pilots' inadequate visual lookout in visual conditions and class 'E' airspace. Contributing to the accident were the initial position report location and the approach speed of the Questair.NTSB ANC97LA073Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportTogiak, AKfailure of the pilot to properly compensate for crosswind conditions. The crosswind was a related factor.NTSB ANC76DAH51Accident · No injuriesClosedSkwenta, AK