Bellanca 7GCBC accident near Sherwood, Oregon, May 2, 1984
On May 2, 1984 at about 5:35 pm local time, a Bellanca 7GCBC, registered N222WY, was substantially damaged in an accident near Sherwood, Oregon (Mountaindale airport). It was a personal flight under general aviation rules (Part 91). No one was hurt; 2 people were on board or involved. The weather was visual conditions (good weather).
The NTSB's probable cause their words, unchanged
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Source: NTSB aviation accident database, copy made October 5, 2026. Docket and reports at the NTSB.
What the record shows
- Date
- May 2, 1984 · about 5:35 pm local time
- Place
- Sherwood, Oregon · Mountaindale · map
- Type
- Accident
- Injuries
- No one was hurt; 2 people were on board or involved.
- Weather
- visual conditions (good weather)
- Aircraft
- Bellanca 7GCBC · all 7GCBCs on the register
- Registration
- N222WY · registry record · serial 376-72
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal flight · general aviation rules (Part 91)
The NTSB's narrative final · quoted from the NTSB record
DURING LANDING THE ACFT SWERVED OFF THE RWY. THE PLT STATED THAT THE RECOMMENDED PROCEDURE AT THIS ARPT IS TO LAND UPHILL. INVESTIGATION REVEALED THAT THE LANDING WAS MADE WITH A 9 KT QUARTERING TAILWIND.
The complete narrative as the NTSB published it. The NTSB's docket holds the report as a PDF and any photographs, statements and other documents from the investigation.
The factual record from the NTSB's investigation tables, in plain English
Pilot
- Certificate: flight instructor, commercial pilot
- Ratings: multi-engine land; single-engine land; single-engine sea; instructor: glider; instrument: airplane; rotorcraft: glider
- Flight time: 926 hours in all; 105 in this make and model; 768 as pilot in command
- Medical certificate: Class 3 (valid medical--w/ waivers/lim.)
- Seat: frt
The aircraft
- Airframe total time: 1,087 hours
- Last inspection: annual inspection, May 1, 1984; 0 hours since
- Maximum gross weight: 1,150 lb
- Seats: 2
- Landing gear: fixed
- Engine: Lycoming O-320-A2B (piston); 0 hours total
The flight
- Departed from: 00R8 Mountainside OR at 5:20 pm
- Destination: 7S3 Sherwood OR
- Flight plan: none
- Runway 2, 2,150 ft by 100 ft
Weather at the time
- Light: daylight
- Wind: from 240° at 9 knots
- Visibility: 10 statute miles
- Sky: broken clouds at 2,000 ft; not recorded
- Temperature: 52°F (11°C), dew point 41°F (5°C)
- Altimeter: 30.00 inHg
- Observation at 4:53 pm from HI0, 8 miles away
Injuries
| Fatal | Serious | Minor | None | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crew | 1 | |||
| Passengers | 1 |
Documents from the investigation the NTSB's docket: the evidence folder behind the report
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Other NTSB records under N222WY the same tail number, which may have belonged to a different aircraft at the time
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