Bellanca 8GCBC N8639V

Summary

On 1 February 1983 at about 20:36 local time, a Bellanca 8GCBC registered N8639V, operated by William Robideau, was involved in an accident near Melozi Hot Spgs, Alaska, United States. 3 people were on board and 3 died. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

Date

1 February 1983 at 20:36

Classification

Accident

Location

Melozi Hot Spgs, Alaska, United States

Coordinates

65.0305, -154.9104

Aircraft

Bellanca 8GCBC

Registration

N8639V

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

William Robideau

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Melozi → Fairbanks

Aircraft damage

Destroyed

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

ANC83FA042

3 people died.

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

ACFT DEPTD A PRIVATE AIRSTRIP WITH NO FLT PLAN AND WAS LATER REPORTED OVERDUE. ACFT WRECKAGE WAS FOUND ON SEPT. 27, 1984. DEBRIS WAS SCATTERED NEAR THE BOTTOM OF A 1000 FT BOX CANYON CLIFF. THE MAIN FUSELAGE WAS FOUND IN A LAKE AT THE BOTTOM OF THE CANYON. TANANA FSS REPORTED MODERATE TO SEVERE TURBULANCE IN THE AREA WHEN THE ACCIDENT OCCURRED. A PAX WHO FLEW INTO MELOZI WITH THE PLT THEN DEPLANED STATED THE PLT DID NOT SEEM VERY FAMILIAR WITH THE AREA. THE ELEVATION OF THE LAKE WAS 2700 FT. THE CLIFFS/PEAKS SURROUNDING THE LAKE REACHED ABOUT 3700 FT.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.