- Date
- July 29, 1977
- Place
- Fort Yukon, AK · FORT YUKON, AK
- Injuries
- 1 serious, 1 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N8984RBellanca 7GCBC
- Status
- Completed · report November 1, 1977
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19770729026559A
- Case key
- 146058
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3137 77/7/29 NR.FORT YUKON,AK BELLANCA 7GCBC CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 43, 1101 TIME - 2100 N8984R PX- 0 1 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 1086 IN DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION FORT YUKON,AK CIRCLE CITY,AK TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION STALL IN FLIGHT: BUZZING PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED PILOT IN COMMAND - EXERCISED POOR JUDGMENT MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - UNWARRANTED LOW FLYING FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST IN WATER REMARKS- CRASHED INTO RIVER.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N8984R
- Reported as
- Bellanca 7GCBC
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
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FAA reports on this event · 1
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