Bellanca 7GCBC N5055G
30 March 1986 · St.charles, Missouri, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 30 March 1986 at about 19:00 local time, a Bellanca 7GCBC registered N5055G, operated by St. Charles Flying Serv., was involved in an accident near St.charles, Missouri, United States. One person was on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 19:00
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- St.charles, Missouri, United States
- Nearest airport
- St. Charles (3SQ)
- Coordinates
- 38.7896, -90.5100
- Aircraft
- Bellanca 7GCBC
- Registration
- N5055G
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- St. Charles Flying Serv.
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- St. Charles → Unknown
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- MKC86LA076
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
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 PIC WAS NERVOUSLY CONCERNED ABOUT AN ACFT THAT WAS CLOSE BEHIND HIM IN THE TRAFFIC PATTERN. THE PIC LANDED FAST ON THE RWY AND THE RIGHT MAIN GEAR AXLE BROKE. THE GEAR LEG DUG INTO THE RWY AND THE ACFT VEERED OFF THE LEFT SIDE INTO THE SOFT TERRAIN WHICH GROUND LOOPED THE ACFT AND DAMAGED THE WING. THE PIC STATED HE ALSO ENCOUNTERED A SHIFT IN WINDS DURING THE LANDING AND TOUCHDOWN. AN INSPECTION OF THE ACCIDENT SITE REVEALED A TIRE SKIDMARK ON THE RWY PRIOR TO THE RIGHT MAIN GEAR AXLE BREAKING FREE FROM THE LANDING GEAR. THE RECORDED WINDS WERE FM 240 DEGREES AT 6 KNOTS. NO EVIDENCE OF PREEXISTING CRACKING OF THE AXLE WAS DISCOVERED.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Bellanca 7 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26 Apr 1986 | Bellanca 7ECA | Polly Creek, Alaska, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 4 Nov 1986 | Bellanca 7GCAA | Englewood, Colorado, United States | Eugene R. Berry | No injuries | - |
| 12 Apr 1986 | Bellanca 7GCBC | Harlen, Oregon, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 24 May 1986 | Bellanca 7GCBC | Valdez, Alaska, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 9 Jun 1986 | Bellanca 7GCBC | Deshka River, Alaska, United States | Patrick A. Miller | No injuries | - |
| 30 May 1986 | Bellanca 7GCBC | E. Grand Forks, Minnesota, United States | - | Fatal | 3 |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 Feb 1986 | Saab-Fairchild SF340 | St. Louis, Missouri, United States | Air Midwest | No injuries | - |
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| 5 Jan 1986 | Piper PA-28-140 | Creve Ceour, Missouri, United States | Ernest L. Sturgeon | Minor injuries | - |
| 15 Jan 1986 | Piper PA-28-180 | Columbia, Missouri, United States | M. E. Tumbleson | No injuries | - |
| 18 Jan 1986 | Cessna 152 | Independence, Missouri, United States | Roger Billings | No injuries | - |
| 26 Jan 1986 | Cessna 310R | Kansas City, Missouri, United States | - | No injuries | - |