NTSB SEA85LA172 — 1985-07-16 · MOSES LAKE, Washington, United States

Current FAA registration · N36137

Make / Model: BELLANCA 7GCBC
Year of manufacture: 1973 · 12 years old at event
Engine: LYCOMING 0-320 SERIES (180 hp)
Seats / Engines: 2 seats · 1 engine
Last airworthiness date: 19730712
ADS-B equipped: Yes — Mode-S A412E4

Source: FAA Aircraft Registry (releasable master file).

Aircraft involved

N36137 Bellanca 7GCBC None

Factual narrative

A GROUND LOOP OCCURRED DURING LANDING ROLL ON RWY 36. THE WIND AT TOUCHDOWN WAS FROM 210 DEGS AT 5 KTS. THE TWR DID GIVE THE PLT THE CURRENT WIND WHEN THE CONTROLLER CLEARED HIM TO LAND. THE PLT WAS AWARE THAT HE WOULD BE LANDING WITH A LEFT QUARTERING TAIL WIND. HE STATED THAT HE FELT CONFIDENT THAT HE COULD HANDLE THE WIND. THE TWR HAD PREVIOUSLYHAD TRAFFIC LANDING ON RWY 18. THIS WAS THE PLT'S FIRST SOLO FLT IN A TAIL DRAGGER, FOLLOWING 5 HRS OF DUAL INSTRUCTION. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database (Pre-2008 Archive) Retrieved: 2026-02-12

Verbatim from NTSB's published report. Source file NTSB_1985_SEA85LA172.txt. Findings + structured fields enriched from FAA avall.mdb. Full investigation docket on data.ntsb.gov ↗.

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