# NTSB ANC81FAA10: Bellanca 7ECA, N53950, North Pole, AK, March 26, 1981

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: March 26, 1981
- Place: North Pole, AK · NORTH POLE, AK
- Location: 64.7527° N, 147.3627° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of North Pole, AK, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=64.7527&lon=-147.3627&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report April 14, 1981
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 126806
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ANC81FAA10
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC81FAA10

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0407  81/3/26    NORTH POLE,AK       BELLANCA 7ECA       CR-  0  0  1  INSTRUCTIONAL             STUDENT, AGE 35, 72 TOTAL
        TIME - 1015                    N53950              PX-  0  0  0  SOLO                      HOURS, 6 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - BRADLEY SKY RANCH
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          NORTH POLE,AK               LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: ROLL
           COLLIDED WITH: SNOWBANK                                  LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF BRAKES AND/OR FLIGHT CONTROLS
        FACTOR(S)
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: SNOW ON RUNWAY
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: SNOW WINDROWS
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N53950](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N53950-2003-10-14), registration cancelled 2003-10-14, S/N 1148-76, built 1976 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELLANCA 7ECA
- Registry model: [Bellanca 7ECA](https://openairdocs.org/model/bellanca-7eca) (registry code 1220460) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming 0-235 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-235-series) (registry code 41505, 4 cycle) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Bradley Sky Ranch

## 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 19810326012869A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810326012869A), Mar 26, 1981: Bbavia 7ECA, North Pole, AK, Substantial damage. Lost directional control on landing, over corrected. Struck snow-bank on edge of runway.

## Other investigations on N53950 (1)

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 CHI01LA122](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI01LA122), Apr 21, 2001: Bellanca 7ECA (N53950), Kimball, NE, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot not maintaining clearance from the terrain. A factor was that the pilot misjudged the low altitude flight maneuver.

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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