# NTSB LAX88LA229: Bellanca 7GCBC, N5042P, Dorris, CA, June 22, 1988

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report
- Date: June 22, 1988, 09:45 local (16:45 UTC)
- Place: Dorris, CA
- Coordinates: 41.749183, -122.670005 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.7492&lon=-122.6700&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report July 10, 1989
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 26040
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX88LA229
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/26040/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX88LA229

## Sequence of events

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

- Abrupt maneuver, landing - roll
  - object - animal(s) (cause)
  - directional control - not maintained, pilot in command (cause)
  - diverted attention, pilot in command (contributing factor)
- On ground/water encounter with terrain/water, landing - roll
  - terrain condition - high vegetation (contributing factor)

## Analysis

DURING A LOCAL PLEASURE FLT, JUST AS THE AIRPLANE TOUCHED DOWN, AN ANTELOPE RAN ACROSS THE RWY. THE PLT SWERVED THE AIRPLANE TO AVOID THE ANIMAL, EXITED THE RUNWAY AND COLLIDED WITH THE TERRAIN. THERE WERE NO MECHANICAL FAILURES OR MALFUNCTIONS WITH THE AIRPLANE PRIOR TO THE ACCIDENT.

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N5042P](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5042P-2018-03-14), registration cancelled 2018-03-14, S/N 1121-79, built 1979 (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: 1121-79
- Engines: LYCOMING O-320-A2B 150 horsepower reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Personal, Part 91
- Operator: Weathers, Terry
- Registered owner: Montague Aviation
- Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Aerobatic; Standard, Normal
- Departed: 105, MONTAGUE, CA
- Destination: CA03, DORRIS, CA
- Airport: CA03, Butte Valley, runway 34, 4,300 × 50 ft, asphalt

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 40; private; airplane ratings: single-engine land; medical: class 3, valid medical--no waivers/lim.; seat: front; flight hours: 114 total, 19 in this make and model, 41 as pilot in command, 10 in the last 90 days, 4 in the last 30 days

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day
- Wind: calm
- Lowest ceiling: none
- Observed at: LMT

## 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 19880622022739A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880622022739A), Jun 22, 1988: Bbavia 7GCBC, Dorris, CA, Substantial damage. Swerved off runway and crashed while avoiding collision with an antelope that had run onto the runway.

## Other investigations on N5042P (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 WPR15FA161](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR15FA161), May 14, 2015: Bellanca 7GCBC (N5042P), Juntura, OR, substantial damage, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to see and avoid power lines while intentionally maneuvering at low altitude for the aerial observation flight.

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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