# NTSB ATL82FIG09: Bellanca 7GCBC, N5153X, Woodbine, MD, June 18, 1982

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Final report
- Date: June 18, 1982, 18:30 local (22:30 UTC)
- Place: Woodbine, MD
- Location: 39.3598° N, 77.0625° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Woodbine, MD, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.3598&lon=-77.0625&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 2 fatal
- Status: Completed, report June 18, 1983
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 73087
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ATL82FIG09
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/73087/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL82FIG09

## Sequence of events

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

- Near collision between aircraft, approach - vfr pattern - downwind
  - visual lookout - delayed, pilot in command (contributing factor)
- Loss of control - in flight, approach - vfr pattern - downwind
  - maneuver - performed, pilot in command
  - airspeed - not maintained, pilot in command (cause)
  - stall/spin - inadvertent, pilot in command (cause)
- In flight collision with terrain/water, descent - uncontrolled

## Analysis

AFTER TAKING OFF FROM RUNWAY 21, THE PILOT MADE A LEFT TURN-OUT THEN REENTERED A DOWNWIND FOR RUNWAY 03. AT ABOUT THE SAME TIME, A CESSNA 150 WAS DEPARTING FROM RUNWAY 21 AND A GLIDER ENTERED THE PATTERN TO LAND ON RUNWAY 03. TWO WITNESSES OBSERVED THE AIRCRAFT CONVERGING IN THE VICINITY OF THE TRAFFIC PATTERN. ACCORDING TO ONE WITNESS, ONE OF THE CONVERGING AIRCRAFT PULLED UP SHARPLY, THEN SPUN THREE TIMES BEFORE HITTING THE GROUND. N5153X CRASHED ON THE DOWNWIND LEG. IT IMPACTED IN ABOUT A 45 DEGREE ANGLE AND BURNED. REPORTEDLY, THE ENGINE SOUNDED NORMAL UNTIL IMPACT. AN EXAMINATION OF THE FLIGHT CONTROLS REVEALED NO PREIMPACT MALFUNCTION OR FAILURE.

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N5153X](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5153X-1989-01-26), registration cancelled 1989-01-26, S/N 154 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELLANCA 7GCBC
- Registry model: [Champion 7GCBC](https://openairdocs.org/model/champion-7gcbc) (registry code 21101PK) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 154
- Airframe hours: 1400
- Engines: LYCOMING O-320 160 horsepower reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Fire: On-Ground
- Flight: Personal, Part 91
- Operator: Aviation Consumer Services, In
- Registered owner: Aviation Consumer Services, In
- Departed: WOODBINE, MD
- Destination: WOODBINE, MD
- Airport: runway 3, 1,600 × 150 ft, grass/turf

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 20; flight instructor, commercial; airplane ratings: multi-engine land, single-engine land; instrument ratings: airplane; medical: class 1, valid medical--no waivers/lim.; flight hours: 426 total, 42 in this make and model, 303 as pilot in command, 112 in the last 90 days, 4 in the last 24 hours

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day
- Visibility: 9 statute miles
- Temperature: 176 °F

## 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 19820618040629A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820618040629A), Jun 18, 1982: Bbavia 7GCBC, Woodbine, MD, Destroyed, 1 fatal. Aircraft was observed spinning to ground in pattern. May have stalled during an evasive maneuver for other traffic.

## Other investigations on N5153X (1)

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.

- [NTSB NYC70FFD19](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC70FFD19), May 29, 1970: Champion 7GCBC (N5153X), Shirley, MA, substantial damage

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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