# NTSB Accident CHI96FA301
> **Bellanca 7GCAA** · 1996-08-19 · HINCKLEY, IL, USA · FATL
## Event
- **NTSB number:** CHI96FA301
- **Event ID:** 20001208X06427
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 1996-08-19
- **Location:** HINCKLEY, IL, USA
- **Coordinates:** 41.760192, -88.640869
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** FATL
- **Fatal:** 2
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 2
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Bellanca
- **Model:** 7GCAA
- **Registration:** N5026Q
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** DEST
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

the instructor pilot exceeded the design stress limits of the aircraft which resulted in the overload failure of the wing.  A factor was that the weight and balance of the aircraft was exceeded by the instructor pilot.

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