# NTSB SEA76FTI30: Bellanca 7GCBC, N88310, Inverness, MT, July 6, 1976

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: July 6, 1976
- Place: Inverness, MT · INVERNESS, MT
- Location: 48.5599° N, 110.7101° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Inverness, MT, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=48.5599&lon=-110.7101&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 1 minor
- Status: Completed, report August 12, 1976
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 154332
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=SEA76FTI30
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA76FTI30

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1876   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](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N88310-1976-11-10), registration cancelled 1976-11-10, S/N 765-74 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELLANCA 7GCBC
- Registry model: [Bellanca 7GCBC](https://openairdocs.org/model/bellanca-7gcbc) (registry code 1220601) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Rathburn Ranch

## 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 19760706019739A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760706019739A), Jul 6, 1976: Blanca 7GCBC, Inverness, MT, Destroyed. Ldg on narrow unpaved access rd,swerved left off rd,applied pwr but unable to clr farm equipment.

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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