Bellanca 8GCBC N86912
18 August 1974 · Meridianville, Alabama, United States · Fatal
Summary
On 18 August 1974 at about 17:20 local time, a Bellanca 8GCBC registered N86912, operated by James Preston, was involved in an accident during in flight near Meridianville, Alabama, United States. One person was on board and one died. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 17:20
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Meridianville, Alabama, United States
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Bellanca 8GCBC
- Registration
- N86912
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- James Preston
- Operating rule
- Aerial Applicator
- Purpose of flight
- Aerial Application
- Phase of flight
- In Flight
- Route
- S → Local
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-2770
People
1 person died.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Probable cause
The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. No probable cause statement is present in the source data.
Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.
Read the full NTSB narrative
NO WITNESS TO CRASH COULD BE FOUND.ACFT CONSUMEDBY FIRE.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 Sep 1974 | Bellanca 8KCAB | S Weymouth, Massachusetts, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
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| 28 Nov 1974 | Bellanca 8GCBC | Carthage, Missouri, United States | Bellanca Aircr | No injuries | - |
| 24 May 1974 | Bellanca 8KCAB | Gilroy, California, United States | Aero Trends | No injuries | - |
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| 24 May 1974 | Bellanca 8KCAB | Scottsville, Virginia, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 Jan 1974 | Aeronca 7BCM | Arboles, Colorado, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 28 Feb 1974 | Piper PA-18 | Joliet, Illinois, United States | Joliet Municip | No injuries | - |
| 23 Feb 1974 | Cessna 172 | Ely, Minnesota, United States | Wilderness WIN | No injuries | - |
| 23 Apr 1974 | Bell 47G-2 | Seward, Alaska, United States | Heli-Lift, Inc | Minor injuries | - |
| 7 May 1974 | Sikorsky S55B | Kaneohe, Hawaii, United States | Rotorlift Inc | No injuries | - |
| 4 May 1974 | Cessna 206 | Miami, Florida, United States | - | No injuries | - |