Bellanca 7GCBC accident near Woodfords, CA
On June 14, 2005, a Bellanca 7GCBC (airplane) was involved in an accident near Woodfords, CA. 1 person died. Damage to the aircraft: substantial.
- Date
- June 14, 2005
- Place
- Woodfords, CA
- Aircraft
- Bellanca 7GCBC · Airplane
- Injuries
- 1 fatal, 0 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- Substantial
- Position
- 38.803°N, 119.781°W
- NTSB ID
- 20050708X00969
NTSB summary
HISTORY OF FLIGHT On June 14, 2005, about 1139 Pacific daylight time, a Bellanca 7GCBC, N8634, collided with terrain approximately 4 miles northeast of Woodfords, California. The pilot/owner was operating the airplane under the provisions of 14 CFR Part 91. The pilot sustained fatal injuries; the airplane sustained substantial damage. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed, and no flight plan had been filed. The pilot is believed to have departed his home base of Carson City, Nevada, at an undetermined time for the local personal flight. The approximate global positioning system (GPS) coordinates of the primary wreckage were 38 degrees 48 minutes north latitude and 119 degrees 46 minutes west longitude. One witness to the accident holds a commercial pilot certificate with airplane single and multiengine land ratings. He was driving a tractor about 300 yards north of the accident site when a friend pointed out the airplane. He looked at the airplane and saw that it was flying directly into the strong winds that were out of the southwest at 25 to 30 knots. He believed the airplane's ground speed was in the 40-knot range as it appeared to be following a road at about 200 feet above ground level (agl). The airplane began a left turn with a gentle bank that increased slowly to around 45 degrees of bank. As the aircraft reached about 100 degrees of turn, it started to drop. As the turn continued, the aircraft's tail began yawing back and forth as the right wing continued to drop. The aircraft descended into the trees at a 45-degree nose down attitude. According to another of
Probable cause
the pilot's failure to maintain an adequate airspeed while turning in strong wind conditions, which resulted in a stall/spin. A factor in the accident was the high density altitude.
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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.
