Bellanca 8GCBC N86859
8 September 1984 · Wilmot, New Hampshire, United States · Fatal
Summary
On 8 September 1984 at about 14:54 local time, a Bellanca 8GCBC registered N86859 was involved in an accident near Wilmot, New Hampshire, United States. 2 people were on board and 2 died. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 14:54
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Wilmot, New Hampshire, United States
- Nearest airport
- Unknown
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Bellanca 8GCBC
- Registration
- N86859
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- New London → Unknown
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- NYC84FA306
People
2 people died.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 2 | 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
WITNESSES SAW A RT WING SECTION SEPARATE WHEN THE ACFT WAS IN A LOOP. THE ACFT DESCENDED AND CRASHED AFTERWARDS. THE INVESTIGATION DISCLOSED THE PILOT HAD PREVIOUS AEROBATIC EXPERIENCE IN GLIDERS. NO RECORDS WERE DISCLOSED REVEALING PILOT FLIGHT TIME IN POWERED ACFT. THE ACFT WAS PLACARDED FOR NO LOOPS. THE ACFT WAS NOT AEROBATIC CERTIFIED.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Bellanca 8 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26 May 1984 | Bellanca 8KCAB | New Bern, North Carolina, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 14 Jun 1984 | Bellanca 8KCAB | Mahaffey, Pennsylvania, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 8 Aug 1984 | Bellanca 8GCBC | Navarre, Florida, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 15 Jan 1984 | Bellanca 8KCAB | Davidson, Oklahoma, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 19 Jul 1984 | Bellanca 8KCAB | Longmont, Colorado, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 17 Mar 1984 | Bellanca 8KCAB | Kiefer, Oklahoma, United States | - | Fatal | 2 |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19 Nov 1984 | Piper PA-28RT-201T | Antrim, New Hampshire, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 5 Jun 1984 | Piper PA-28-140 | Hampton, New Hampshire, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 30 Sep 1984 | Bell 47G-3B1 | Lincoln, New Hampshire, United States | James H. Shippee | Serious injuries | - |
| 8 Jun 1984 | Aeronca 7AC | Laconia, New Hampshire, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 16 Jul 1984 | Beechcraft C24R | Newmarket, New Hampshire, United States | Romson Aviation | No injuries | - |
| 3 Aug 1984 | Teal TSC 1A | Moultonboro, New Hampshire, United States | - | No injuries | - |