ANC79FA092

NTSB accident investigation · Bellanca 7GC · Cooper Landing, AK · September 14, 1979

Accident · FatalClosed
Date
September 14, 1979
Place
Cooper Landing, AK · COOPER LANDING, AK
Injuries
1 fatal
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Enroute
Aircraft
N7676EBellanca 7GC
Status
Completed · report October 24, 1979
Report
Brief approved by the director
FAA report
19790914029929A
Case key
134814

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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.

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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-2874  79/9/14  NR.COOPER LANDING,AK  BELLANCA 7GC        CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 45, 2000
        TIME - 1820                    N7676E              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, UNK/NR IN
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
         UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED        UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           TURBULENCE                                               IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
           STALL                                                    IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - CONTINUED VFR FLIGHT INTO ADVERSE WEATHER CONDITIONS
        FACTOR(S)
           WEATHER - TURBULENCE IN FLIGHT,CLEAR AIR
        WEATHER BRIEFING - NO RECORD OF BRIEFING RECEIVED
        WEATHER FORECAST - FORECAST SUBSTANTIALLY CORRECT
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          BROKEN                                                    2500
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED)                                     NONE
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS
          NONE                                                     VFR
        TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          NONE
         FIRE AFTER IMPACT
        REMARKS- FLOAT EQUIPPED.WX-MOD TO SEVERE TURB BELOW 4000FT.

Aircraft

Registration
N7676E
Reported as
Bellanca 7GC
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage

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FAA reports on this event · 1

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Other investigations on N7676E · 3

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