# NTSB DEN74FTE77: Bellanca 7GCBC, N86604, Greeley, CO, May 21, 1974

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Serious injuries · Closed
- Date: May 21, 1974
- Place: Greeley, CO · GREELEY, CO
- Location: 40.4233° N, 104.7091° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Greeley, CO, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.4233&lon=-104.7091&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Maneuvering](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/450) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Serious injuries
- Injuries: 1 serious
- Status: Completed, report July 3, 1974
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 126401
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DEN74FTE77
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN74FTE77

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1438  74/5/21  NR.GREELEY,COLO       BELLANCA 7GCBC      CR-  0  1  0  INSTRUCTIONAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 25, 244
        TIME - 0601                    N86604              PX-  0  0  0  TRAINING                  TOTAL HOURS, 49 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
         GREELEY,COLO                 LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES                               IN FLIGHT: LOW PASS
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - DIVERTED ATTENTION FROM OPERATION OF AIRCRAFT
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OBJECTS OR OBSTRUCTIONS
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - UNWARRANTED LOW FLYING
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS
        REMARKS- HIT PWR LINE OVER RIVER.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N86604 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: BELLANCA 7GCBC
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed

## 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 19740521014499A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740521014499A), May 21, 1974: Blanca 7HC, Greeley, CO, Destroyed. Hit pwr line over river.

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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