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Bellanca 7GCBC N50443

9 August 1986 · Van Nuys, California, United States · No injuries

Summary

On 9 August 1986 at about 00:45 local time, a Bellanca 7GCBC registered N50443, operated by San VAL, was involved in an accident near Van Nuys, California, United States. 4 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 00:45
Classification
Accident
Location
Van Nuys, California, United States
Coordinates
34.2003, -118.4394
Aircraft
Bellanca 7GCBC
Registration
N50443
Category
Airplane
Engines
1
Operator
San VAL
Operating rule
Part 91: General Aviation
Purpose of flight
Personal
Phase of flight
Not recorded
Route
Avalon → Van Nuys
Aircraft damage
Substantial
Weather
VMC
Light
Day
NTSB number
LAX86FA320

People

Nobody was injured.

On board Died Serious Minor Uninjured
4 0 0 0 4

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

TWO PLTS, 1 FLYING BELLANCA 7GCBC, N50443, THE OTHER FLYING CHAMPION 7KCAB, N443E, TOOK THEIR GIRL FRIENDS ON A FLT WHICH INCLUDED FORMATION FLYING. THE CHAMPION PLT RPRTD HE FLEW FORMATION WITH THE BELLANCA WITH APRX A 20' SPREAD. RPRTDLY, ABOUT HALF WAY THRU THE FLT, WHILE THE CHAMPION WAS ON BELLANCA'S LEFT WING, THE BELLANCA PITCHED UP ABRUPTLY &WENT OUT OF FORMATION. AFTER REJOINING, THE CHAMPION PLT NOTICED THAT THE BELLANCA'S LEFT STABILIZER WAS BENT ON THE LEFT SIDE. LATER, SMALL ABRASIONS WERE FND ON THE CHAMPION'S RGT WING TIP WHICH MATCHED THE BELLANCA'S LEFT STABILIZER. THE PAX OF THE CHAMPION INDCD THAT AT TIMES DRG THE FLT, THE 2 ACFT CAME IN CLOSE PROXIMITY OF EACH OTHER.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.

Aircraft involved

Aircraft Registration Operator Damage
Bellanca 7GCBC 7GCBC N50443 San VAL Substantial
Champion 7KCAB 7KCAB N443E Sussex Aviation Minor

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