Bellanca 7GCBC N90076
20 March 2004 · Marion, Montana, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 20 March 2004 at about 21:30 local time, a Bellanca 7GCBC registered N90076 was involved in an accident near Marion, Montana, United States. One person was on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.
The record
- Date
- at 21:30
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Marion, Montana, United States
- Nearest airport
- Cabin Creek Landing
- Coordinates
- 48.0994, -114.6508
- Aircraft
- Bellanca 7GCBC
- Registration
- N90076
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Bonners Ferry → Marion
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- SEA04LA069
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Probable cause
The pilot's failure to maintain directional control during the landing roll. Contributing factors were the gust of wind and the snowbank.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
The pilot of the tailwheel equipped aircraft touched down on the paved landing site after noting calm winds according to the windsock, and the aircraft then began to drift left. He then applied right rudder and the aircraft veered right departing the runway, impacting a snowbank and then nosing over. The pilot reported that another aircraft circling above advised him that his aircraft had been hit by a gust of wind from the right rear.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 Jul 2004 | Bellanca 7KCAB | Farmingdale, New Jersey, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
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| 7 Feb 2004 | Bellanca 7ECA | Groveland, California, United States | Robert W. Reid III | No injuries | - |
| 26 May 2004 | Bellanca 7KCAB | Peyton, Colorado, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18 May 2004 | Piper J4/E | Bigfork, Montana, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 19 Oct 2004 | Aviat A-1 | Winifred, Montana, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 24 Jul 2004 | Cessna 182N | Bainville, Montana, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 1 Aug 2004 | Piper PA22-20 | Wht Sulphur Spg, Montana, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 29 Jun 2004 | Apco POWERED PARACHUTE | Wolf Point, Montana, United States | Dean C. Dillon | Fatal | 2 |
| 24 Jun 2004 | Cessna 185F | Bozeman, Montana, United States | - | No injuries | - |