# NTSB MIA76FKJ22: Bellanca 8GCBC, N86613, Wheeler, AL, September 29, 1975

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: September 29, 1975
- Place: Wheeler, AL · WHEELER, AL
- Location: 34.6526° N, 87.2497° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Wheeler, AL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.6526&lon=-87.2497&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Maneuvering](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/450) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 1 fatal
- Status: Completed, report November 5, 1975
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 150726
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA76FKJ22
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA76FKJ22

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2868  75/9/29    WHEELER,AL          BELLANCA 8GCBC      CR-  1  0  0  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 36, 11000
        TIME - 1420                    N86613              PX-  0  0  0  AERIAL APPLICATION        TOTAL HOURS, 770 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          ROGERVILLE,AL               LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES                               IN FLIGHT: SWATH RUN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED CLEARANCE
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS
         SPECIAL DATA
          TOTAL HOURS IN CROP CONTROL - 2000                       KIND OF OPERATION - SPRAYING CROPS
          KIND OF CROP - BEANS                                     TYPE OF CHEMICAL USED - LIQUID CHEMICAL-TOXIC
          PILOT' S SEAT BELT -UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED                 GLOVES - NOT USED
          GOGGLES - NOT USED                                       CRASH HELMET - NOT AVAILABLE
          COCKPIT CRASHPAD - NOT INSTALLED                         CRASH BAR - NOT INSTALLED
          TANK/HOPPER-LOCATION - BELLY                             TERRAIN-TYPE -ROLLING
          ELEVATION-AREA BEING TREATED-FEET -  600                 SWATH RUN-HOW FLOWN - CROSSWIND
          PROCEDURE TURNAROUND - ENTRY TO PROCEDURE TURN
         FIRE AFTER IMPACT
        REMARKS- R WING OF ACFT CAUGHT ON BOTTOM WIRE AS PLT ATMTD FLY UNDER WIRES ON LAST PASS.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N86613](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N86613-1975-10-30), registration cancelled 1975-10-30, S/N 5-74, built 1974 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELLANCA 8GCBC
- Registry model: [Bellanca 8GCBC](https://openairdocs.org/model/bellanca-8gcbc) (registry code 1220803) (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 19750929030119A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19750929030119A), Sep 29, 1975: Blanca 8GCBC, Wheeler, AL, Destroyed. R wing of acft caught on bottom wire as plt atmtd fly under wires on last pass.

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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