Bellanca 7GCBC N62972
7 September 1982 · Mt. Range, Alaska, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 7 September 1982 at about 00:30 local time, a Bellanca 7GCBC registered N62972, operated by Darrel W. Sauder, was involved in an accident near Mt. Range, Alaska, United States. 2 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 00:30
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Mt. Range, Alaska, United States
- Nearest airport
- Unimproved Airstrip
- Coordinates
- 64.8095, -147.7196
- Aircraft
- Bellanca 7GCBC
- Registration
- N62972
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Darrel W. Sauder
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Mt. Range → Fairbanks
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- ANC82DA085
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
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
DOWNHILL TAKEOFF INTO GUSTY CROSSWIND RAISED WING WHICH PILOT COULD NOT CONTROL WITH AILERON. WING DRAGGED AND AIRCRAFT NOSED OVER AFTER 200 FOOT ROLL.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 Aug 1982 | Piper PA-12 | Near Anchorage, Alaska, United States | Seven Star Flying Club Incorpo | Minor injuries | - |
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| 14 Aug 1982 | Cessna 207 | Near Anvik, Alaska, United States | Byron R. Walton | No injuries | - |
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