Bellanca 7GCBC accident near Sedgwick, ME
On August 5, 2001, a Bellanca 7GCBC (airplane) was involved in an accident near Sedgwick, ME. 2 people died. Damage to the aircraft: destroyed.
- Date
- August 5, 2001
- Place
- Sedgwick, ME
- Aircraft
- Bellanca 7GCBC · Airplane
- Injuries
- 2 fatal, 0 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Position
- 44.351°N, 68.662°W
- NTSB ID
- 20010810X01653
NTSB summary
HISTORY OF FLIGHT On August 5, 2001, about 1530 eastern daylight time, a Bellanca 7GCBC, N80195, was destroyed when it collided with trees and burned, while maneuvering near Sedgwick, Maine. The certificated private pilot and passenger were fatally injured. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed for the local flight. No flight plan had been filed for the personal flight conducted under 14 CFR Part 91. The pilot departed from Blue Hill Airport (07B), about 1500. Several witnesses reported seeing a low flying airplane maneuvering in the area prior to the accident. One witness reported: "I was out chopping wood. I saw the airplane 50 feet above trees. My house is 1-2 miles from crash site. I saw him make a sharp climb and then I didn't hear the engine. The plane then dived at a sharp angle. I then lost sight of the aircraft behind trees. 10-15 seconds later I saw smoke going straight out. Weather was clear." Another witness who was at the Country View Restaurant reported: "I heard a plane approaching. If you were standing in front of the restaurant with your back to the restaurant, the airplane flew over my head and away from me at the ten o'clock position. I estimated it to be at about 400 feet AGL. The plane passed over again about 5 minutes later. It was flying over and parallel to the road in a northerly direction. It was at the same altitude. Two minutes later, it came over the restaurant again and flew directly away from me. The aircraft did not seem unusually low, and was in a slight descent with the wing level. I thought I heard the engine sputter. I lost sight of
Probable cause
The failure of the pilot to maintain control while maneuvering.
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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.
