Bellanca 7GCBC N169EZ

Summary

On 24 September 2023 at about 23:00 local time, a Bellanca 7GCBC registered N169EZ was involved in an accident near Beluga, 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.

Date

24 September 2023 at 23:00

Classification

Accident

Location

Beluga, Alaska, United States

Nearest airport

Nikolai Creek (9AK3)

Coordinates

61.2300, -152.2900

Aircraft

Bellanca 7GCBC

Registration

N169EZ

Category

Airplane

Year built

1976

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Anchorage → Anchorage

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

ANC23LA087

Nobody was injured.

The pilot’s excessive application of brakes during landing that resulted in a nose over.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

The pilot reported that, during landing at a remote airstrip, she applied too much brake pressure and the airplane nosed over. The airplane sustained substantial damage to the rudder, left wing, and right wing strut. The pilot reported that there were no pre-accident mechanical failures or malfunctions with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.