# NTSB NYC83FNC11: Bellanca 7GCBC, N7693S, Fort Kent, ME, August 13, 1983

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Final report
- Date: August 13, 1983, 16:30 local (20:30 UTC)
- Place: Fort Kent, ME
- Location: 47.2517° N, 68.5872° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Fort Kent, ME, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=47.2517&lon=-68.5872&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 1 minor, 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 35118
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC83FNC11
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/35118/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC83FNC11

## Sequence of events

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

- Loss of engine power(total) - nonmechanical, cruise - normal
  - fluid,fuel - water (cause)
  - aircraft preflight - inadequate, pilot in command (cause)
- Forced landing, landing - flare/touchdown
- In flight collision with terrain/water, landing - flare/touchdown

## Analysis

AFTER APRX 10 MIN OF FLT, THE ENG LOST POWER & THE PLT MADE AN EMERGENCY LANDING IN A POTATOE FIELD. DURING THE LANDING, THE FLOAT PLANE WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED. A LARGE QUANTITY OF WATER WAS FOUND IN THE FUEL TANKS.

## Aircraft

- Registration: N7693S (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: BELLANCA 7GCBC
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 939-76
- Airframe hours: 556
- Engines: LYCOMING O-320-A2D 150 horsepower reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Personal, Part 91
- Operator: Conrad C. Daigle
- Registered owner: Northern Packers Inc.
- Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal
- Last inspection: Annual, May 6, 1983, 38 hours before
- Departed: EAGLE LAKE, ME
- Destination: DAIGLE POND, ME

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 47; commercial; airplane ratings: single-engine sea, single-engine land; medical: class 2, valid medical--no waivers/lim.; seat: front; flight hours: 6,500 total, 150 in this make and model, 90 in the last 90 days, 30 in the last 30 days, 5 in the last 24 hours

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day
- Wind: 270° at 6 knots
- Visibility: 5 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling: none

## 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 19830813040989A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830813040989A), Aug 13, 1983: Bbavia 7GCBC, New Canada Plan, ME, Substantial damage. Engine quit due to water in fuel. Crash landed in an open field. Had second passenger onboard sitting on a stool.

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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