Accident: Bellanca 7GCBC
Apr 8, 2016 · Midlothian, TX
NTSB numberCEN16FA145Event id20160408X72828
- 1
- Fatalities
- 0
- Serious injuries
- 1
- Minor injuries
- 0
- Uninjured
Probable cause
The flight instructor's inability to move the control stick after takeoff for undetermined reasons, which resulted in an exceedance of the airplane's critical angle of attack and inadvertent aerodynamic stall. The reason for the inability to move the control stick could not be determined, because postaccident examination revealed no evidence of flight control malfunctions or anomalies that would have precluded normal operation.
Source: National Transportation Safety Board. Record last changed Oct 28, 2026, 10:54 UTC.
Aircraft involved
- Aircraft
- Bellanca 7GCBC
- Registration
- N5046N
- Year built
- 1979
- Category
- Airplane
- Damage
- Substantial
- Operating rules
- Part 91: general aviation
- Defining event
- Takeoff Loss of control in flight
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Nearest airports
Airports with a Voydar profile closest to the recorded position. Proximity only.
- Mid-Way Regional Airport (KJWY)0 nm (1 km) north
- Dallas Executive Airport (RBD)14 nm (26 km) north
- Grand Prairie Municipal Airport (KGPM)16 nm (30 km) north-west
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