# NTSB MKC73DER69: Bellanca 7GCBC, N8552, Grand Rapids, MN, June 20, 1973

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Serious injuries · Closed
- Date: June 20, 1973
- Place: Grand Rapids, MN · GRAND RAPIDS, MN
- Location: 47.2385° N, 93.5326° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Grand Rapids, MN, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=47.2385&lon=-93.5326&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Serious injuries
- Injuries: 1 serious, 1 minor
- Status: Completed, report August 14, 1973
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 190196
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC73DER69
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC73DER69

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1609  73/6/20    GRAND RAPIDS,MINN   BELLANCA 7GCBC      CR-  0  1  1  INSTRUCTIONAL             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1030                    N8552               PX-  0  0  0  DUAL                      AGE 29, 1476 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            48 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          GRAND RAPIDS,MINN           LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL: MUSH                                              LANDING: OTHER
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           DUAL STUDENT - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE SUPERVISION OF FLIGHT
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - SIMULATED CONDITIONS
        REMARKS- SIMULATED EMGCY LDG TO LAKE,FLOAT EQPD ACFT IN R TURN OVR SWAMP.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N8552](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8552), registered now, S/N 454-73 (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: Substantial damage

## 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 19730620019659A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730620019659A), Jun 20, 1973: Blanca 7GCBC, Grand Rapids, MN, Substantial damage. Simulated emgcy ldg to lake,float eqpd acft in r turn ovr swamp.

## Other investigations on N8552 (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 CHI81FA068](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI81FA068-124875), Jul 12, 1981: Bellanca 7GCBC (N8552), Moline, IL, destroyed

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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