Bellanca 7GCBC N8552
12 July 1981 · Moline, Illinois, United States · Fatal
Summary
On 12 July 1981 at about 14:15 local time, a Bellanca 7GCBC registered N8552, operated by Flying Country, was involved in an accident during the takeoff phase of flight near Moline, Illinois, United States. 2 people were on board and 2 had minor injuries. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 14:15
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Moline, Illinois, United States
- Nearest airport
- Quadcity Seaplane
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Bellanca 7GCBC
- Registration
- N8552
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Flying Country
- Operating rule
- Flying Club
- Purpose of flight
- Pleasure
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Route
- S → Local
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-1238
People
2 people had minor injuries.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 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
WITNESS OBSVD ACFT REMAIN ABOUT 10FT ABOVE RIVERAFT TKOF, BANK R & STALL.D/A APPROX 3000FT.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Bellanca 7 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19 Sep 1981 | Bellanca 7ECA | Cedarville, Ohio, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 12 Sep 1981 | Bellanca 7GCBC | Ancramdale, New York, United States | Kobelt Enterpr | Serious injuries | - |
| 27 Oct 1981 | Bellanca 7ECA | Neenah, Wisconsin, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 19 Jun 1981 | Bellanca 7GCBC | Fairbanks, Alaska, United States | - | Fatal | 2 |
| 28 Oct 1981 | Bellanca 7ECA | Arcola, Texas, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 12 Nov 1981 | Bellanca 7ECA | Plainview, Texas, United States | Miller Flying | Fatal | 1 |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23 Jan 1981 | Cessna 150 | Ellenville, New York, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 7 Jan 1981 | Aerospatial AS-350 | Garden City, New York, United States | Island Helicop | Minor injuries | - |
| 26 Mar 1981 | Cessna 172 | Payson, Arizona, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 18 Apr 1981 | Cessna 172 | Cullison, Kansas, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 21 Jan 1981 | Cessna 500 | Bluefield, West Virginia, United States | Georgia-Pacifi | Fatal | 5 |
| 16 Jun 1981 | Bell 212 | Angleton, Texas, United States | Houston Helico | Minor injuries | - |