# NTSB ANC86LA061: Bellanca 7GCBC, N8671V, Valdez, AK, May 24, 1986

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report
- Date: May 24, 1986, 09:50 local (17:50 UTC)
- Place: Valdez, AK
- Coordinates: 61.149559, -146.810821 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=61.1496&lon=-146.8108&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB office: Alaska Regional Office
- NTSB case key (mKey): 4665
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ANC86LA061
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/4665/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC86LA061

## Sequence of events

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

- Loss of engine power(total) - nonmechanical, takeoff - initial climb
  - fuel system,tank - contamination (cause)
  - preflight planning/preparation - inadequate, pilot in command (cause)
  - fuel system,line - water (cause)
  - procedures/directives - not followed, pilot in command (cause)
- Forced landing, descent - emergency
- In flight collision with object, landing

## Analysis

EXAMINATION OF THE AIRCRAFT FUEL SYSTEM REVEALED THAT WATER WAS FOUND IN THE FUEL LINES.

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N8671V](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8671V-2023-05-10), registration cancelled 2023-05-10, S/N 825-75, 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
- Serial number: 82575
- Airframe hours: 1350
- Engines: LYCOMING O-320 150 horsepower reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Personal, Part 91
- Registered owner: Larry W. Hanson
- Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Aerobatic; Standard, Normal
- Last inspection: Annual, September 7, 1985, 120 hours before

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 33; private; airplane ratings: single-engine land; medical: class 3, expired; flight hours: 1,150 total, 1,100 in this make and model, 1,150 as pilot in command, 15 in the last 90 days, 13 in the last 30 days, 5 in the last 24 hours

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day
- Wind: calm
- Visibility: 100 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling: none
- Temperature: 50 °F, dew point 19 °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 (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19860524019599A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860524019599A), May 24, 1986: Bbavia 7GCBC, Valdez, AK, Substantial damage. Struck post during forced landing after power loss. Found water in fuel lines.

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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