# NTSB IAD75AI004: Bellanca 7GCBC, N8953, Archdale, NC, July 28, 1974

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: July 28, 1974
- Place: Archdale, NC · ARCHDALE, NC
- Location: 35.9047° N, 79.9598° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Archdale, NC, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.9047&lon=-79.9598&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Maneuvering](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/450) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 2 fatal
- Status: Completed, report August 9, 1974
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 132553
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=IAD75AI004
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD75AI004

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1847  74/7/28    ARCHDALE,NC         BELLANCA 7GCBC      CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 50, 12825
        TIME - 1939                    N8953               PX-  1  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 45 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - DARR FIELD
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          ARCHDALE,NC                 LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED                  IN FLIGHT: ACROBATICS
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - EXERCISED POOR JUDGMENT
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO FOLLOW APPROVED PROCEDURES,DIRECTIVES,ETC.
           PILOT IN COMMAND - ATTEMPTED OPERATION W/KNOWN DEFICIENCIES IN EQUIPMENT
         FIRE AFTER IMPACT
        REMARKS- ACFT NOT EQPD WITH INVERTED FUEL SYS-LVLD OFF ABT 200FT,ROLLED L NOSE PITCHED UP THEN FELL THRU.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N8953](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8953-1974-08-26), registration cancelled 1974-08-26, S/N 609-74 (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
- Airport: Darr Field

## 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 19740728021929A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740728021929A), Jul 28, 1974: Blanca 7GCBC, Archdale, NC, Destroyed, 1 fatal. Acft not eqpd with inverted fuel sys-lvld off abt 200FT,rolled l nose pitched up then fell thru.

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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