Bellanca 7GCAA accident near Hinckley, IL
On August 19, 1996, a Bellanca 7GCAA (airplane) was involved in an accident near Hinckley, IL. 2 people died. Damage to the aircraft: destroyed.
- Date
- August 19, 1996
- Place
- Hinckley, IL
- Aircraft
- Bellanca 7GCAA · Airplane
- Injuries
- 2 fatal, 0 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Position
- 41.760°N, 88.641°W
- NTSB ID
- 20001208X06427
NTSB summary
History of Flight On August 19, 1996, at 1300 central daylight time, a Bellanca 7GCAA (Citabria), N5026Q, was destroyed when it impacted the ground during an instructional flight. A witness observed the airplane in a left spiral at about 500 to 700 feet above ground level (AGL). The witness reported that the right wing separated from the airplane at about 150 feet AGL. The instructor pilot and student pilot received fatal injuries. The 14 CFR Part 91 flight had departed Hinckley Airport, Hinckley, Illinois, on a local flight. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed and no flight plan had been filed. The aircraft was a two seat aircraft used for tailwheel and tow plane instruction. The logbook used by the operator to keep track of aircraft usage for billing purposes indicated that the aircraft had been used for two flights on the morning of August 19, 1996. The tach time at the end of the second flight was recorded as 5,101.35 total tach time. The tach time at the time of the accident read 5,101.435. That meant the accident aircraft had been operating for about .085 hour, or for about 5 minutes before the accident occurred. There were no witnesses who saw the airplane takeoff or do any landings at the airstrip. The person who issued the aircraft to the instructor pilot and dual student reported he did not see the aircraft doing any touch and go landings at the airstrip. A witness, who operated a sky diving business at the airport, reported that he was walking back from the aircraft used by sky divers and was facing to the south when he observed the accident aircraft. The
Probable cause
the instructor pilot exceeded the design stress limits of the aircraft which resulted in the overload failure of the wing. A factor was that the weight and balance of the aircraft was exceeded by the instructor pilot.
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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.
