SEA76FTI30

NTSB accident investigation · Bellanca 7GCBC · Inverness, MT · July 6, 1976

Accident · Minor injuriesClosed
Date
July 6, 1976
Place
Inverness, MT · INVERNESS, MT
Injuries
1 minor
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N88310Bellanca 7GCBC
Status
Completed · report August 12, 1976
Report
Brief approved by the director
FAA report
19760706019739A
Case key
154332

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NTSB brief

NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.

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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1876   76/7/6    INVERNESS,MT        BELLANCA 7GCBC      CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 24, 72 TOTAL
        TIME - 1945                    N88310              PX-  0  0  0  BUSINESS                  HOURS, 58 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - RATHBURN RANCH
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          HINGHAM,MT                  INVERNESS,MT
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: ROLL
           COLLIDED WITH: OBJECT                                    LANDING: GO-AROUND
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL
           PILOT IN COMMAND - DELAYED IN INITIATING GO-AROUND
        REMARKS- LDG ON NARROW UNPAVED ACCESS RD,SWERVED LEFT OFF RD,APPLIED PWR BUT UNABLE TO CLR FARM EQUIPMENT.

Aircraft

Registration
N88310
Reported as
Bellanca 7GCBC
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Rathburn Ranch

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FAA reports on this event · 1

The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.