Bellanca 7GCBC N10987
26 April 2008 · Tetlin, Alaska, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 26 April 2008 at about 18:30 local time, a Bellanca 7GCBC registered N10987, operated by Duwayne W. Young, was involved in an accident near Tetlin, Alaska, United States. 2 people were 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 18:30
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Tetlin, Alaska, United States
- Nearest airport
- Tetlin Airport (3T4)
- Coordinates
- 63.1250, -142.5183
- Aircraft
- Bellanca 7GCBC
- Registration
- N10987
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Duwayne W. Young
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Instructional
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Tok → Tetlin
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- ANC08LA058
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
Probable cause
The instructor pilot's inadequate supervision of the student, resulting in a loss of control while landing.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
The certificated flight instructor (CFI) was providing flight instruction to a student pilot in a tailwheel-equipped airplane. The CFI said that during touchdown on the gravel runway, the student pilot bounced the airplane, and as the main wheels touched down again the airplane veered to the left. The CFI said that he took control of the airplane in an attempt to realign it, but it continued to veer to the left and he applied full engine power to abort the landing. The airplane became airborne momentarily, but descended into an area on the left side of the runway and collided with terrain. According to a Federal Aviation Administration airworthiness inspector, no preaccident mechanical anomalies were revealed during his postaccident inspection.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 Jan 2008 | Bellanca 7GCBC | Exeter, California, United States | - | No injuries | - |
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| 17 Oct 2008 | Bellanca 7GCBC | Skwentna, Alaska, United States | Norton Leslie J | No injuries | - |
| 19 May 2008 | Bellanca 7GCBC | Rockport, California, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 21 Sep 2008 | Bellanca 7GCBC | American Fork, Utah, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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| 8 Oct 2008 | Cessna 208B | Bethel, Alaska, United States | Grant Aviation Inc. | Minor injuries | - |
| 5 Jan 2008 | Piper PA-31-350 | Kodiak, Alaska, United States | Servant Air, Inc. | Fatal | 6 |
| 9 Oct 2008 | Cessna A185F | Kenai, Alaska, United States | Alaska Department of Public Safety | No injuries | - |
| 10 May 2008 | Cessna 172 | Chugiak, Alaska, United States | - | No injuries | - |