Bellanca 7GCBC N8723

Summary

On 28 June 2015 at about 14:15 local time, a Bellanca 7GCBC registered N8723, operated by Thomas T. Ritter, was involved in an accident near Williston, North Dakota, 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.

Date

28 June 2015 at 14:15

Classification

Accident

Location

Williston, North Dakota, United States

Nearest airport

Sloulin Fld Intl (ISN)

Coordinates

48.1742, -103.6328

Aircraft

Bellanca 7GCBC

Registration

N8723

Category

Airplane

Year built

1973

Engines

1

Operator

Thomas T. Ritter

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Williston → Williston

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

GAA15CA144

Nobody was injured.

The pilot's failure to maintain directional control, which resulted in a runway excursion, and a collision with runway marking signs.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.

Read the full NTSB narrative

During the landing roll the pilot experienced an "aggressive shimmy" from the tailwheel and elected to abort the landing. He applied full power; the airplane veered off of the runway to the right and impacted two runway marking signs, which resulted in substantial damage to the right wing and wing strut. The pilot reported there were no pre-impact mechanical failures or malfunctions with the airframe or engine that would have precluded normal operation

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.