Bellanca 8GCBC accident near East Moriches, NY
On August 19, 1995, a Bellanca 8GCBC (airplane) was involved in an accident near East Moriches, NY. 1 person died. Damage to the aircraft: destroyed.
- Date
- August 19, 1995
- Place
- East Moriches, NY
- Aircraft
- Bellanca 8GCBC · Airplane
- Injuries
- 1 fatal, 0 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Position
- 40.811°N, 72.761°W
- NTSB ID
- 20001207X04161
NTSB summary
HISTORY OF FLIGHT On August 19, 1995, at 1440 eastern daylight time, a Bellanca 8GCBC, N86587, impacted the terrain after a banner pick up attempt at the Lufker Airport in East Moriches, New York. The pilot was fatally injured and the airplane was destroyed. The banner tow operation was conducted under 14 CFR Part 91. Visualmeteorological conditions prevailed at the time and no flight plan was filed for the local flight. According to the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) Inspector, the pilot had landed approximately an hour prior to the accident, refueled the airplane and prepared the banner for pick up at the departure end of runway 36. The pilot took off and was unsuccessful in his first attempt to pick up the banner. A witness stated that after the second attempt to engage the banner failed, and the airplane was climbing back up to pattern altitude, the outboard portion of the right wing folded. The airplane rolled right and started a descent in a nosedown attitude. The airplane was engulfed in flames within minutes after it impacted the ground about 100 feet to the right of the turf runway. Winds were reported to be out of 060 degrees at 10 knots, with gusts to 20 knots. PERSONNEL INFORMATION The pilot held commercial pilot certificate number 141741050, with Airplane Single and Multi Engine Land privileges, and an instrument rating. He was also a certificated flight instructor/instrument flight instructor. The pilot's logbooks indicated about 1400 hours total flight time, including approximately 250 hours of banner towing experience. He held a Class 1 medical certif
Probable cause
the structural failure of the wing for undetermined reasons.
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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.
