# NTSB SEA87LA046: Bellanca 7KCAB, N36339, Bremerton, WA, January 11, 1987

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report
- Date: January 11, 1987, 11:30 local (19:30 UTC)
- Place: Bremerton, WA
- Coordinates: 47.240665, -122.629631 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=47.2407&lon=-122.6296&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report May 2, 1988
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 40583
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=SEA87LA046
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/40583/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA87LA046

## Sequence of events

In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf).

- Loss of control - in flight, approach - vfr pattern - final approach
  - airspeed - not maintained, pilot in command (cause)
  - stall, pilot in command (cause)
  - lack of total experience in type of aircraft, pilot in command (cause)
- In flight collision with terrain/water, descent - uncontrolled

## Analysis

PLT WITH LESS THAN 2 HRS AS PIC IN BELLANCA 7KCAB ACFT STALLED ON APPROACH TO RUNWAY. PLT REPORTED WINDS ESTIMATED AT 10 KTS WITH GUSTS TO 15 KTS. ACFT STALLED ABOUT 30 FEET ABOVE RUNWAY AND IMPACTED ON THE NOSE AT ABOUT 30 DEGREE ANGLE.

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N36339](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N36339-2023-01-17), registration cancelled 2023-01-17, S/N 388-73, built 1973 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELLANCA 7KCAB
- Registry model: [Bellanca 7KCAB](https://openairdocs.org/model/bellanca-7kcab) (registry code 1220701) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming IO-320 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-io-320-series) (registry code 41509, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 388-73
- Airframe hours: 892
- Engines: LYCOMING IO-320-F2A 150 horsepower reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Personal, Part 91
- Registered owner: James Skinner
- Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Aerobatic; Standard, Normal
- Last inspection: 100 hour, June 13, 1986, 40 hours before
- Departed: BFI, SEATTLE, WA
- Airport: PWT, Bremerton Nat'L, runway 19, 6,200 × 150 ft, asphalt

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 50; private; airplane ratings: single-engine land; medical: class 3, valid medical--no waivers/lim.; seat: front; flight hours: 112 total, 5 in this make and model, 55 as pilot in command, 7 in the last 90 days, 2 in the last 24 hours

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day
- Wind: 180° at 10 knots, gusting 15
- Visibility: 20 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling: none
- Temperature: 50 °F

## 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 19870111049109A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870111049109A), Jan 11, 1987: Bbavia 7KCAB, Bremerton, WA, Substantial damage. The aircraft landed hard and veered off the runway. The pilot stalled the plane about 30 feet down the runway.

## Other investigations on N36339 (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 WPR20LA180](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR20LA180), Jun 12, 2020: Bellanca 7KCAB (N36339), Renton, WA, substantial damage. Probable cause: Maintenance personnel’s inadequate post-maintenance inspections that resulted in the total loss of engine power due to a blockage in the air intake.

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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