- Date
- August 7, 1991, 20:15 local (Aug 8, 1991, 04:15 UTC)
- Place
- Seward, AK
- Injuries
- 1 minor, 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N8684VBellanca 7GCBC
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report March 24, 1993
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- NTSB office
- Alaska Regional Office
- FAA report
- 19910807032629A
- Case key
- 5594
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Probable cause
The pilot-in-command's (PIC) failure to maintain airspeed while maneuvering at a low altitude. Contributing to the accident was the high terrain.
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
While maneuvering at 100 to 200 feet above the ground, the airplane stalled and crashed at the 2,000 foot level. Just before the accident, the pilot was making a steep right turn.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N8684V
- Reported as
- Bellanca 7GCBC
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 829-75
- Airframe hours
- 1,697
- Engine
- Lycoming O-320-A2B, 150 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- James Wickersham
- Registered owner
- Salmon Operation Inc.
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · March 21, 1991 · 100 hours before
- Departed
- SWD · Seward, AK
Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 52
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine sea, Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Front
- Flight hours
- 535 total · 470 as pilot in command · 50 in the last 90 days · 10 in the last 30 days · 1 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- Calm
- Visibility
- 60 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 55 °F, dew point 37 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.