Bellanca 8GCBC N5051U
5 April 1985 · Burns, Oregon, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 5 April 1985 at about 04:15 local time, a Bellanca 8GCBC registered N5051U was involved in an accident near Burns, Oregon, 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 04:15
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Burns, Oregon, United States
- Nearest airport
- Burns Municipal (BNO)
- Coordinates
- 43.5902, -118.8892
- Aircraft
- Bellanca 8GCBC
- Registration
- N5051U
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Hillsboro → Burns
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Night/Bright
- NTSB number
- SEA85LA083
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
THE ACFT VEERED LEFT AND THE PLT OVERCORRECTED WITH RIGHT RUDDER AND A GROUND LOOP THEN OCCURRED. THE PLT SAID THE BRAKES NEEDED TO BE WORKED ON PRIOR TO THE ACCIDENT. HE SAID THAT THEY WERE NOT AS EFFECTIVE AS THEY SHOULD HAVE BEEN & THAT HE WAS AWARE OF THE BRAKES CONDITION.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 Jan 1985 | Bellanca 8GCBC | Newburg, North Dakota, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 19 Apr 1985 | Bellanca 8KCAB | Clearwater, Florida, United States | - | Fatal | 2 |
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| 18 Apr 1985 | Bellanca 8GCBC | Elizabethton, Tennessee, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 22 Jun 1985 | Bellanca 8GCBC | Lewis River, Alaska, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 8 Jun 1985 | Bellanca 8GCBC | Panama City, Florida, United States | - | No injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19 Feb 1985 | Bell 214B1 | Lowell, Oregon, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 23 Feb 1985 | Taylorcraft F19 | Gaston, Oregon, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 10 Mar 1985 | Cessna 170A | Christmasvalley, Oregon, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 17 Mar 1985 | Grumman G-164-A | Dufur, Oregon, United States | Aero Spray | No injuries | - |
| 8 Apr 1985 | Cessna 172M | Mulino, Oregon, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 13 Apr 1985 | Cessna 185 | Paulina, Oregon, United States | - | No injuries | - |