ANC80DAG54

NTSB accident investigation · Bellanca 8GCBC · Kashwitna Riv, AK · May 7, 1980

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
May 7, 1980
Place
Kashwitna Riv, AK · KASHWITNA RIV, AK
Injuries
1 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N57690Bellanca 8GCBC
Status
Completed · report September 3, 1980
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
131005

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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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3-1542   80/5/7  NR.KASHWITNA RIV,AK   BELLANCA 8GCBC      CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1000                    N57690              PX-  0  0  0  COMPANY FLIGHT            AGE 47, 3018 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            600 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - HUNTING STRIP
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          WASILLA,AK                 KASHWITNA RIV,AK
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: INADEQUATE MAINTENANCE AND INSPECTION
           AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: MAIN GEAR-SHOCK ABSORBING ASSY,STRUTS,ATTACHMENTS,ETC.
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - STRIPPED
        REMARKS- BELLANCA SVC LTR/MAN RCMDD AN7-25 BOLT/AN365-724 NUT BE RPLCD BY MS200007-32 BOLT/2EB1845-070 NUT.

Aircraft

Registration
N57690
Reported as
Bellanca 8GCBC
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Hunting Strip

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.