- Date
- September 19, 1983, 13:30 local (21:30 UTC)
- Place
- Fairbanks, AK
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Taxi
- Aircraft
- N68564Bellanca 7GCBC
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- NTSB office
- Alaska Regional Office
- FAA report
- 19830919050219A
- Case key
- 4061
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
The acft collided with a sand bar and nosed over while step taxiing on a river during a training flt. The CFI said he could not see clearly from the rear seat and was not aware of the sand bar until it was struck. He did not file an accident report. The operator reported that, in his opinion, the accident would not have occurred if the student had notreduced power when he observed the sandbar. The student stated that he never saw the sandbar and only reduced power after the acft ran aground.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N68564
- Reported as
- Bellanca 7GCBC
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 394-72
- Airframe hours
- 609
- Engine
- Lycoming O-320-A2B, 150 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Instructional · Part 91
- Operator
- Larry'S Flying Service
- Registered owner
- Nichols T. Merrill
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · May 3, 1983 · 98 hours before
- Departed
- MTF · Fairbanks
- Flight plan
- VFR
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Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 32
- Certificate
- Airline transport
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land, Multi-engine land, Single-engine sea
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Rear
- Flight hours
- 3,402 total · 39 in this make and model · 3,282 as pilot in command · 180 in the last 90 days · 3 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- Calm
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 45 °F
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.
Other investigations on N68564 · 1
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.