ANC78FAA06

NTSB accident investigation · Bellanca 7GCBC · Fairbanks, AK · January 17, 1978

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
January 17, 1978
Place
Fairbanks, AK · FAIRBANKS, AK
Injuries
1 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Initial climb
Aircraft
N9052LBellanca 7GCBC
Status
Completed · report January 24, 1978
Report
Brief approved by the director
FAA report
19780117000099A
Case key
143632

From the NTSB’s public API. By law, NTSB reports can’t be used as evidence in lawsuits over the accident.

On this page

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
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0148  78/1/17    FAIRBANKS,AK        BELLANCA 7GCBC      CR-  0  0  1  INSTRUCTIONAL             STUDENT, AGE 49, 260
        TIME - 0835                    N9052L              PX-  0  0  0  SOLO                      TOTAL HOURS, 68 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - PHILLIPS FIELD
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          FAIRBANKS,AK                MINCHUMINA,AK
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL: MUSH                                              TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED

Aircraft

Registration
N9052L
Reported as
Bellanca 7GCBC
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Phillips Field

Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

FAA reports on this event · 1

The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.