# NTSB SEA72DYI11: Bellanca 7GCBC, N9187L, Burns, OR, January 16, 1972

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: January 16, 1972
- Place: Burns, OR · BURNS, OR
- Location: 43.5883° N, 119.0613° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Burns, OR, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.5883&lon=-119.0613&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report September 27, 1972
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 165219
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=SEA72DYI11
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA72DYI11

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0263  72/1/16    BURNS,OREG          BELLANCA 7GCBC      CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 27, UNK/NR
        TIME - 1130                    N9187L              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, UNK/NR IN
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - BURNS
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          BURNS,OREG                  LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: ROLL
           COLLIDED WITH: SNOWBANK                                  LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL
        FACTOR(S)
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: SNOW WINDROWS
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N9187L](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9187L), registered now, S/N 328-72, built 1971 (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
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Burns

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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