# NTSB DEN82DA041: Bellanca 7GCBC, N88247, Thermopolis, WY, March 11, 1982

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Final report
- Date: March 10, 1982, 17:00 local (Mar 11, 1982, 00:00 UTC)
- Place: Thermopolis, WY
- Coordinates: 43.640544, -108.210044 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.6405&lon=-108.2100&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report March 10, 1983
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 72811
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DEN82DA041
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/72811/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN82DA041

## Sequence of events

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

- Overrun, landing - roll
  - weather condition - tailwind (contributing factor)
  - wind information - not obtained, pilot in command (contributing factor)
  - go-around - not performed, pilot in command (cause)
- Loss of control - on ground/water, landing - roll
  - terrain condition - ditch (contributing factor)
  - object - fence (contributing factor)
  - ground loop/swerve - intentional, pilot in command (contributing factor)
- Main gear collapsed, landing - roll
  - landing gear,main gear strut - overload

## Analysis

DURING A LANDING IN A HAY MEADOW THE PILOT TOUCHED DOWN LONG, DUE TO A TAILWIND, AND TURNED UPHILL TO AVOID HITTING A FENCE AND DITCH. THE AIRCRAFT GROUND LOOPED BREAKING THE RIGHT WHEEL STRUT.

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N88247](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N88247-2022-11-05), registration cancelled 2022-11-05, S/N 748-74, built 1974 (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: 748-74
- Airframe hours: 994
- Engines: LYCOMING O-320-H2D 150 horsepower reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Part 91
- Operator: R.J.Campbell
- Registered owner: R.J.Campbell
- Departed: THERMOPOLIS, WY
- Destination: THERMOPOLIS, WY

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 49; private; airplane ratings: single-engine land; medical: class 3, valid medical--w/ waivers/lim; flight hours: 282 total, 235 in this make and model, 22 as pilot in command, 54 in the last 90 days, 1 in the last 24 hours

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day
- Wind: 90° at 8 knots
- Visibility: 100 statute miles

## 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 19820310005629A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820310005629A), Mar 10, 1982: Bbavia 7GCBC, Thermopolis, WY, Substantial damage. Landed downwind in a meadow. Ground looped to avoid rolling into a fence at end of field.

## Other investigations on N88247 (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 DEN07LA127](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN07LA127), Jul 25, 2007: Bellanca 7GCBC (N88247), Basin, WY, substantial damage. Probable cause: The carburetor icing causing a partial loss of engine power, and the pilot's failure to maintain aircraft control leading to the inadvertent stall. A factor contributing to the accident was the…

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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