# NTSB ANC82DA085: Bellanca 7GCBC, N62972, Mt. Range, AK, September 7, 1982

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Final report
- Date: September 6, 1982, 16:30 local (Sep 7, 1982, 00:30 UTC)
- Place: Mt. Range, AK
- Coordinates: 64.809478, -147.719619 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=64.8095&lon=-147.7196&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report September 6, 1983
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB office: Alaska Regional Office
- NTSB case key (mKey): 71792
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ANC82DA085
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/71792/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC82DA085

## Sequence of events

In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf).

- Dragged wing,rotor,pod,float or tail/skid, takeoff - roll/run
  - weather condition - gusts (contributing factor)
  - weather condition - crosswind (contributing factor)
  - compensation for wind conditions - improper, pilot in command (cause)
- Nose over, takeoff - roll/run

## Analysis

DOWNHILL TAKEOFF INTO GUSTY CROSSWIND RAISED WING WHICH PILOT COULD NOT CONTROL WITH AILERON. WING DRAGGED AND AIRCRAFT NOSED OVER AFTER 200 FOOT ROLL.

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N62972](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N62972-2013-05-10), registration cancelled 2013-05-10, S/N 360-72, built 1972 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELLANCA 7GCBC
- Registry model: [Bellanca 7GCBC](https://openairdocs.org/model/bellanca-7gcbc) (registry code 1220601) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming 0-320 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (registry code 41508, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 360-72
- Airframe hours: 2686
- Engines: LYCOMING O-320-A2B 150 horsepower reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Personal, Part 91
- Operator: Darrel W. Sauder
- Registered owner: Darrel W. Sauder
- Departed: MT. RANGE, AK
- Destination: FAIRBANKS, AK
- Airport: Unimproved Airstrip

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 38; commercial; airplane ratings: multi-engine land, single-engine land; instrument ratings: airplane; medical: class 2, valid medical--no waivers/lim.; flight hours: 3,057 total, 92 in this make and model, 1,764 as pilot in command, 126 in the last 90 days, 3 in the last 24 hours

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day
- Wind: 80° at 20 knots
- Visibility: 50 statute miles
- Temperature: 124 °F

## 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 19820906054779A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820906054779A), Sep 6, 1982: Bbavia 7GCBC, Fairbanks, AK, Substantial damage. Aircraft flipped over during takeoff. Pilot claims he could not prevent flip over by use of controls.

## Other investigations on N62972 (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 SEA79FTA08](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA79FTA08), Jan 25, 1979: Bellanca 7GCBC (N62972), Sand Springs, MT, substantial damage
- [NTSB SEA76FTA02](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA76FTA02), Jul 11, 1975: Bellanca 7GCBC (N62972), Sand Springs, MT, 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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