- Date
- June 10, 1985, 19:11 local (Jun 11, 1985, 03:11 UTC)
- Place
- Anchorage, AK
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N68563Bellanca 7GCBC
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- NTSB office
- Alaska Regional Office
- FAA report
- 19850610072959A
- Case key
- 4409
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Sequence of events
NTSB’s coding before 2008: each occurrence and phase of flight, and the causes and factors under it. The codes are defined in NTSB’s coding manual.
Analysis
The pilot in command executed a step turn resulting in his final takeoff path downwind which would have placed the airplane's flight path over the bank with the least obstructions, except for the small scrub tree. The airplane struck the small scrub tree and traveled another 450 feet before striking larger trees and finally coming to rest facing a heading of 150 degrees magnetic.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N68563
- Reported as
- Bellanca 7GCBC
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 393-72
- Airframe hours
- 1,577
- Engine
- Lycoming O-320-A2B, 150 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Glenn R Johnson
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · June 1, 1985 · 5 hours before
- Departed
- Anchorage, AK
- Destination
- Anchorage, AK
- Flight plan
- VFR
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 36
- Certificates
- Commercial, Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land, Single-engine sea
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Center
- Flight hours
- 188 total · 131 in this make and model · 131 as pilot in command · 4 in the last 90 days
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 180° at 10 knots
- Visibility
- 150 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 55 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.