- Date
- March 10, 1978
- Place
- Anchorage, AK · ANCHORAGE, AK
- Injuries
- 1 fatal, 1 serious
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N57452Bellanca 7GCBC
- Status
- Completed · report July 19, 1979
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 142840
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-4361 78/3/10 ANCHORAGE,AK BELLANCA 7GCBC CR- 1 0 0 NONCOMMERCIAL AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE TIME - 0946 N57452 PX- 0 1 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP 31, 6800 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 UNK/NR IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - ANCHORAGE INTL DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION CAMPBELL LAKE,AK TALKEETNA,AK TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION TURBULENCE IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: UNCONTROLLED IN FLIGHT: UNCONTROLLED DESCENT PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER IN-FLIGHT DECISIONS OR PLANNING MISCELLANEOUS - VORTEX TURBULENCE FACTOR(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO FOLLOW APPROVED PROCEDURES,DIRECTIVES,ETC. WEATHER - LOW CEILING WEATHER BRIEFING - NO RECORD OF BRIEFING RECEIVED SKY CONDITION CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE OVERCAST 800 VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE 5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED) NONE OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE TEMPERATURE-F FOG 34 WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS 30 4 TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN VFR NONE REMARKS- PILOT FAILED TO MAKE RADIO CONTACT IN CONTROL ZONE.ENCOUNTERED TURB 1 1/2MILES SW RWY 6R.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N57452
- Reported as
- Bellanca 7GCBC
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Anchorage Intl
N57452Registration cancelled Jul 17, 1982 · Bellanca 7GCBCAirframe modelBellanca 7GCBCEngine modelLycoming 0-320 series
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