Bellanca 7GCBC accident near Modesto, CA

On February 12, 1995, a Bellanca 7GCBC (airplane) was involved in an accident near Modesto, CA. 1 person died. Damage to the aircraft: destroyed.

Date

February 12, 1995

Place

Modesto, CA

Aircraft

Bellanca 7GCBC · Airplane

Injuries

1 fatal, 0 serious, 0 minor

Damage

Destroyed

Position

37.651°N, 121.131°W

NTSB ID

20001207X02976

NTSB summary

HISTORY OF FLIGHT On February 12, 1995, at 1046 hours Pacific standard time, a Bellanca 7GCBC, N53972, crashed at the Modesto Wastewater Treatment Plant, Modesto, California. The pilot was conducting a local visual flight rules personal flight. The airplane, registered to and operated by the pilot, was destroyed. The certificated private pilot, the sole occupant, sustained fatal injuries. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed. The flight originated at Souza Airstrip, a privately owned airstrip, Turlock, California, at 0930 hours. The consensus of ground witnesses was that the airplane was traveling westbound at a low altitude. As the airplane approached the power lines, it entered into an abrupt climbing attitude. At the apex of the climb, the airplane left wing went down (the nose yawed to the left) followed by the nose going down. The airplane maintained this attitude until it crashed. One witness reported the airplane was above the power lines before it began climbing. PERSONNEL INFORMATION The pilot held a private pilot certificate with an airplane single-engine land rating. He also held a third-class medical certificate; the medical certificate contained a "valid for 24 months following the month examined and a must have available glasses for near vision" limitations endorsement. According to the pilot's Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) medical records, the pilot received an exemption for the third-class medical certificate from the FAA Medical Advisory Board on November 12, 1993. The exemption was required because of the pilot's medical history of high blood

Probable cause

THE PILOT LOST CONTROL OF THE AIRPLANE FOR AN UNKNOWN REASON.

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Source: NTSB aviation accident database (US government, public domain). Findings may be preliminary or later revised by the NTSB. Not a complete global record.