# NTSB ANC80DAG48: Bellanca 7GCBC, N5215X, Anchorage, AK, May 6, 1980

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: May 6, 1980
- Place: Anchorage, AK · ANCHORAGE, AK
- Location: 61.2181° N, 149.9003° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Anchorage, AK, within about 23 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=61.2181&lon=-149.9003&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report October 27, 1980
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 130597
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ANC80DAG48
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC80DAG48

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2337   80/5/6  NR.ANCHORAGE,AK       BELLANCA 7GCBC      CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 50, 298
        TIME - 1730                    N5215X              PX-  0  0  0  PRACTICE                  TOTAL HOURS, 279 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - ALEXANDER CREEK
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
         ANCHORAGE,AK                 ANCHORAGE,AK
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN
        REMARKS- FLOAT EQPD.UN CLEAR TREES ALONG SHORE OF SHARP CURVE IN STREAM.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N5215X](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5215X), registered now, S/N 179, built 1969 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELLANCA 7GCBC
- Registry model: [Champion 7GCBC](https://openairdocs.org/model/champion-7gcbc) (registry code 21101PK) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming 0-320 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (registry code 41508, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Alexander Creek

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19800506014329A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800506014329A), May 6, 1980: Bbavia 7GCBC, Alexander Creek, AK, Substantial damage. Struck river bank during initial climb from a water takeoff.

## Other investigations on N5215X (2)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB ANC83LA142](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC83LA142), Aug 11, 1983: Bellanca 7GCBC (N5215X), Palmer, AK, substantial damage
- [NTSB ANC76DAH61](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC76DAH61), Aug 28, 1976: Bellanca 7GCBC (N5215X), Skwentna, AK, substantial damage

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

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