# NTSB SEA73AS021: Bellanca 7GCBC, Brockway, MT, February 4, 1973

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Date: February 4, 1973
- Place: Brockway, MT · BROCKWAY, MT
- Location: 47.2992° N, 105.7644° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Brockway, MT, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 1 fatal, 1 serious
- Status: Completed
- Report: DirectorBrief, April 4, 1973
- NTSB case key (mKey): 169489
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=SEA73AS021
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA73AS021

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0125   73/2/4    BROCKWAY,MONT       BELLANCA 7GCBC      CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 40, UNK/NR
        TIME - 1615                    N31265              PX-  0  1  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, UNK/NR IN
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          CIRCLE,MONT                 LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL                                                    LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
         FIRE AFTER IMPACT
        REMARKS- LDG AFTER SPOTTING COYOTES.
```

## Sequence of events

- Approach

## Aircraft

- Registration: N31265 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: BELLANCA 7GCBC
- Category: Airplane
- Damage: Destroyed
- FAA reports: 19730204001629A (https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730204001629A) (OpenAirDocs)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

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