# NTSB DEN77FA014: Bellanca 7GCBC, N86942, Clovis, NM, December 26, 1976

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: December 26, 1976
- Place: Clovis, NM · CLOVIS, NM
- Location: 34.4386° N, 103.1942° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Clovis, NM, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.4386&lon=-103.1942&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Maneuvering](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/450) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 2 fatal
- Status: Completed, report May 16, 1977
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 149714
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DEN77FA014
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN77FA014

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-4096  76/12/26 NR.CLOVIS,NM          BELLANCA 7GCBC      CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 30, 761
        TIME - 1630                    N86942              PX-  1  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 27 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
         CLOVIS,NM                    LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL: SPIN                                              IN FLIGHT: BUZZING
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
           PILOT IN COMMAND - EXERCISED POOR JUDGMENT
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - UNWARRANTED LOW FLYING
        FACTOR(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - PHYSICAL IMPAIRMENT
        REMARKS- PILOT HAD MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS.HAD GROUNDLOOP ACCT PREVIOUSLY BECAUSE OF DISEASE.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N86942](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N86942-1977-07-18), registration cancelled 1977-07-18, S/N 690-74 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELLANCA 7GCBC
- Registry model: [Bellanca 7GCBC](https://openairdocs.org/model/bellanca-7gcbc) (registry code 1220601) (OpenAirDocs)
- 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 19761226042479A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19761226042479A), Dec 26, 1976: Blanca 7GCBC, Clovis, NM, 1 fatal. Pilot had multiple sclerosis. Had groundloop acct previously because of disease.

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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