Bellanca 7GCBC N90974
6 July 2012 · Fairbanks, Alaska, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 6 July 2012 at about 21:00 local time, a Bellanca 7GCBC registered N90974 was involved in an accident near Fairbanks, Alaska, 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 21:00
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Fairbanks, Alaska, United States
- Nearest airport
- Clear Creek Strip (2AK2)
- Coordinates
- 64.7417, -147.9517
- Aircraft
- Bellanca 7GCBC
- Registration
- N90974
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Fairbanks → Fairbanks
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- ANC12CA071
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Probable cause
The pilot's excessive use of brakes during landing, which resulted in a noseover.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
The pilot reported that he was landing his tailwheel-equipped airplane on a dirt airstrip. After correcting for an off-centerline landing, he applied heavier braking than normal, and the airplane nosed over, which resulted in substantial damage to the vertical stabilizer.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19 Aug 2012 | Bellanca 7GCBC | Sidney, Nebraska, United States | John & Lynn Mundoff | No injuries | - |
| 5 Mar 2012 | Bellanca 7GCBC | Brockton, Montana, United States | Steppler James M | Fatal | 1 |
| 20 Jul 2012 | Bellanca 7GCBC | Talkeetna, Alaska, United States | Above Alaska Aviation, LLC | Minor injuries | - |
| 8 Dec 2012 | Bellanca 7ECA | Tehachapi, California, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 31 Aug 2012 | Bellanca 7GCBC | Homer, Alaska, United States | Vonderheide George H | Fatal | 1 |
| 14 May 2012 | Bellanca 7GCAA | El Dorado, Kansas, United States | Troy A. Waltermath | No injuries | - |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 Jun 2012 | Cessna 150G | Ketchikan, Alaska, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 21 Sep 2012 | Piper PA-18-150 | Port Alsworth, Alaska, United States | Alsworth Anthony R | No injuries | - |
| 22 Apr 2012 | Cessna 150F | Fairbanks, Alaska, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
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