Bellanca 7GCBC accident near Nenana, AK
On September 13, 2005, a Bellanca 7GCBC (airplane) was involved in an accident near Nenana, AK. 2 people died. Damage to the aircraft: substantial.
- Date
- September 13, 2005
- Place
- Nenana, AK
- Aircraft
- Bellanca 7GCBC · Airplane
- Injuries
- 2 fatal, 0 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- Substantial
- Position
- 64.634°N, 148.617°W
- NTSB ID
- 20050921X01499
NTSB summary
HISTORY OF FLIGHT On September 12, 2005, about 1800 Alaska daylight time, a Bellanca 7GCBC airplane, N36237, sustained substantial damage when it collided with terrain following an in-flight loss of control while maneuvering, about 14 miles east-northeast of Nenana, Alaska. The airplane was being operated by the pilot as a visual flight rules (VFR) personal local flight under Title 14, CFR Part 91, when the accident occurred. The private pilot and sole passenger both received fatal injuries. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed, and no flight plan was filed. During a telephone conversation with the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) investigator-in-charge (IIC) on September 16, the Alaska state trooper who interviewed the pilot's relatives, said he was told by family members that the family, including the pilot and passenger, witnessed a demonstration of bush flying during a family outing the day of the accident. The demonstration included short field takeoffs and landings along a river similar to where the accident occurred. The state trooper also interviewed a fisherman who saw the accident airplane flying low along the river, pull into a vertical climb, and then spiral nose-down to the ground. On September 19, during a telephone conversation with the NTSB IIC, a relative who attended the family outing with the pilot, said the pilot and passenger left the family to return to the pilot's place of employment to "close up shop." He said the pilot worked at a local airport as an aircraft mechanic, and kept his airplane there also. He said the family expected th
Probable cause
The pilot's failure to maintain minimum airspeed to avoid a stall while maneuvering, which resulted in a loss of control, a stall/spin, and impact with terrain. Factors associated with the accident were an aerobatic maneuver, and a stall/spin.
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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.
