# NTSB MKC75DCJ45: Bellanca 7KCAB, N87028, Potter, NE, February 7, 1975

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: February 7, 1975
- Place: Potter, NE · POTTER, NE
- Location: 41.2173° N, 103.3074° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Potter, NE, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.2173&lon=-103.3074&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report March 12, 1975
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 132439
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC75DCJ45
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC75DCJ45

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0168   75/2/7    POTTER,NE           BELLANCA 7KCAB      CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 33, 934
        TIME - 1320                    N87028              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 130 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - POTTER
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          SYDNEY,NE                   POTTER,NE
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: ROLL
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER COMPENSATION FOR WIND CONDITIONS
        FACTOR(S)
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: POORLY MAINTAINED RUNWAY SURFACE
           WEATHER - UNFAVORABLE WIND CONDITIONS
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
        WEATHER BRIEFING - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        WEATHER FORECAST - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          SCATTERED                                                UNLIMITED
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED)                                     NONE
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  RELATIVE BEARING OF WIND
          NONE                                                     RIGHT CROSS WIND 068-112 DEGREES
        WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES                                   WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS
           70                                                       8
        TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS                               TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          VFR                                                      NONE
        REMARKS- LOST CONTROL IN GUSTY X-WIND.PLT RPTD RWY QUITE ROUGH.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N87028 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: BELLANCA 7KCAB
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Potter

## 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 19750207002289A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19750207002289A), Feb 7, 1975: Blanca 7KCAB, Potter, NE, Substantial damage. Lost control in gusty x-wind. Plt rptd rwy quite rough.

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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