Bellanca 8GCBC N7616S
25 October 1977 · Olton, Texas, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 25 October 1977 at about 12:20 local time, a Bellanca 8GCBC registered N7616S was involved in an accident during in flight near Olton, Texas, United States. One person was on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 12:20
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Olton, Texas, United States
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Bellanca 8GCBC
- Registration
- N7616S
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Private Owner
- Purpose of flight
- Pleasure
- Phase of flight
- In Flight
- Route
- Hart, Tx → Olton, Tx
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-3224
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
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
PICKING UP CIGARETTE LIGHTER FROM FLOOR.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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| 18 Jul 1977 | Bellanca 8GCBC | San Mateo, New Mexico, United States | - | Fatal | 2 |
| 7 Jun 1977 | Bellanca 8KCAB | Haverhill, Massachusetts, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18 Mar 1977 | Cessna 182Q | Mangum, Oklahoma, United States | - | No injuries | - |
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| 10 Apr 1977 | Hiller UH-12E | Thermal, California, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 22 May 1977 | Piper PA-18 | Fort Plain, New York, United States | - | No injuries | - |
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