- Date
- September 29, 1980
- Place
- Anchorage, AK · ANCHORAGE, AK
- Injuries
- 2 fatal
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N2975EBellanca 7GCBC
- Status
- Completed · report December 16, 1980
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19800929044369A
- Case key
- 128381
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3032 80/9/29 NR.ANCHORAGE,AK BELLANCA 7GCBC CR- 1 0 0 NONCOMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 36, 619 TIME - 1130 N2975E PX- 1 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 300 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION LAST ENROUTE STOP ANCHORAGE,AK RETURN ANCHORAGE,AK TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION STALL TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST IN WATER WEATHER - UNFAVORABLE WIND CONDITIONS WEATHER BRIEFING - NO RECORD OF BRIEFING RECEIVED WEATHER FORECAST - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED SKY CONDITION CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE CLEAR UNLIMITED VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE 5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED) NONE OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE TEMPERATURE-F NONE 50 WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS 360 VFR TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN NONE REMARKS- TKOF FRM SAND BAR ADJ TO RIVER.WIND GUSTING 20K.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N2975E
- Reported as
- Bellanca 7GCBC
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
N2975ERegistration cancelled Feb 22, 2017 · Bellanca 8GCBCAirframe modelBellanca 8GCBCEngine modelLycoming 0-320 series
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FAA reports on this event · 1
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