# NTSB ANC82DAG10: Bellanca 7GCBC, N53851, King Salmon, AK, November 20, 1981

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: November 20, 1981
- Place: King Salmon, AK · KING SALMON, AK
- Location: 58.6883° N, 156.6614° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of King Salmon, AK, within about 7 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=58.6883&lon=-156.6614&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report March 2, 1982
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 123136
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ANC82DAG10
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC82DAG10

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3397  81/11/20 NR.KING SALMON,AK     BELLANCA 7GCBC      CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 27, 1353
        TIME - 0930                    N53851              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 205 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          KING SALMON,AK              LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: DIRT BANK                                 LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - SNOW-COVERED
           TERRAIN - ICY
        REMARKS- FRESH SNW ON FRZN LAKE,DEPTH PERCEPTION POOR,LND SLGTLY LONG.UN TO STOP BFR TUNDRA AT END OF LAKE.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N53851](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N53851), registered now, S/N 889-76, built 1975 (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
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage

## 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 19811120077149A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19811120077149A), Nov 20, 1981: Bbavia 7GCBC, King Salmon, AK, Substantial damage. Pilot attempted landing on frozen lake. Aircraft could not be stopped before crashing into bank.

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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