Bellanca 7GCBC accident near Homer, AK
On August 31, 2012, a Bellanca 7GCBC (airplane) was involved in an accident near Homer, AK. 1 person died. Damage to the aircraft: substantial.
- Date
- August 31, 2012
- Place
- Homer, AK
- Aircraft
- Bellanca 7GCBC · Airplane
- Injuries
- 1 fatal, 0 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- Substantial
- Position
- 59.526°N, 151.342°W
- NTSB ID
- 20120831X05957
Official records · ANC12FA095
- Public docket: reports, statements and exhibits from the investigation
NTSB summary
HISTORY OF FLIGHT On August 31, 2012, about 1500 Alaska daylight time, a float-equipped, Bellanca 7GCBC airplane, N57511, sustained substantial damage during an impact with terrain, following a collision with a high tension power cable spanning a river, about 12 miles southeast of Homer, Alaska. The airplane was being operated as a visual flight rules (VFR) personal cross-country flight, under Title 14, CFR Part 91, when the accident occurred. Marginal visual meteorological (MVFR) conditions prevailed in the area of the accident. The private pilot, the sole occupant, was fatally injured. No flight plan was filed, and there is no record that a weather briefing was obtained. The flight originated about 1450 from the Beluga Lake Seaplane Base, Homer. During a telephone conversation with the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) investigator-in-charge (IIC) on September 4, a family member said the pilot was to ferry camping gear from Homer, to a remote lake southeast of Homer, and then return and pick up a passenger. After taking off to ferry the camping gear the airplane did not return to Homer. INJURIES TO PERSONS The solo pilot received fatal injuries. DAMAGE TO AIRCRAFT The airplane received substantial damage to its fuselage and wings. PERSONNEL INFORMATION The pilot age 66, held a private pilot certificate with ratings for airplane single engine land, and airplane single-engine sea. He was issued a third class airman medical certificate with limitations to wear corrective lenses on February 15, 2011. No personal flight records were discovered for the pilot, and the
Probable cause
The pilot's failure to see and avoid high tension power lines.
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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.
