# NTSB SEA77FTI06: Bellanca 7GCBC, N8663V, Havre, MT, January 3, 1977

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: January 3, 1977
- Place: Havre, MT · HAVRE, MT
- Location: 48.5419° N, 109.6780° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Havre, MT, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=48.5419&lon=-109.6780&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report February 2, 1977
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 156737
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=SEA77FTI06
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA77FTI06

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0069   77/1/3    HAVRE,MT            BELLANCA 7GCBC      CR-  0  0  1  MISCELLANEOUS             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1200                    N8663V              PX-  0  0  1  HUNTING                   AGE 34, 10000 TOTAL
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            HOURS, 2000 IN TYPE,
                                                                                                   INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          HAVRE,MT                    LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           TAKEOFF: RUN
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           TAKEOFF: RUN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN
           AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: WHEELS,TIRES,AXLES
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - ROUGH/UNEVEN
        REMARKS- PREV LDG TO CK FOR CARB ICING.TKOF FM STUBBLE FLD,LEFT AXLE BROKE.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N8663V](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8663V-1983-11-23), registration cancelled 1983-11-23, S/N 823-75 (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

## 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 19770103000419A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770103000419A), Jan 3, 1977: Blanca 7GCBC, Havre, MT, Substantial damage. Prev ldg to ck for carb icing. Tkof fm stubble fld,left axle broke.

## Other investigations on N8663V (1)

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.

- [NTSB DEN78FTE98](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN78FTE98), Sep 15, 1978: Bellanca 7GCBC (N8663V), Thorton, CO, substantial damage

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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