Bellanca 7GCBC accident near Newton, GA
On October 5, 2007, a Bellanca 7GCBC (airplane) was involved in an accident near Newton, GA. 1 person died. Damage to the aircraft: substantial.
- Date
- October 5, 2007
- Place
- Newton, GA
- Aircraft
- Bellanca 7GCBC · Airplane
- Injuries
- 1 fatal, 0 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- Substantial
- Position
- 31.195°N, 84.485°W
- NTSB ID
- 20071017X01592
NTSB summary
HISTORY OF FLIGHT On October 5, 2007, at 1645 eastern daylight time, a Bellanca 7GCBC, N62970, collided with the ground near Newton, Georgia. The certificated private pilot was killed, and the airplane sustained substantial damage. The flight was operated as a personal flight under the provisions of Title 14 Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) Part 91, and no flight plan was filed. Visual meteorological conditions (VMC) prevailed at the time of the accident. The airplane was registered to a private individual and operated by Ag-Flight, Inc. The flight originated from Decatur County Industrial Airpark, (BGE) Bainbridge, Georgia, on October 5, 2007, at 1630; destined for Weedon Field (EUF), Eufaula, Alabama. According to the pilot’s certified flight instructor (CFI), the pilot briefed with him for the 1.0-hour flight. A weather brief from flight service was obtained, and the airplane left BGE at 1630. At 1700 the CFI attempted to make radio contact with the pilot to warn of impending weather approaching from the east, but no contact was established. The airplane was declared overdue at about 1800. The CFI notified authorities and a search was started. A witness, who was in the local area of the accident, heard an airplane engine making a "funny" sound. He looked up and saw a red and white airplane making what appeared to be a dive. The right wing of the airplane looked like there was something wrong with it on the outer wing. The airplane continued to dive towards the ground until he lost sight of it, and did not hear it crash. He drove his truck down a road searching for a "wr
Probable cause
The failure of the right wing wooden spar due while the airplane was in cruise flight, due to the mechanic's inadequate annual inspection and his failure to comply with an airworthiness directive.
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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.
