# NTSB Accident FTW97FA348
> **Bellanca 7GCBC** · 1997-09-14 · TELLURIDE, CO, USA · FATL
## Event
- **NTSB number:** FTW97FA348
- **Event ID:** 20001208X08831
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 1997-09-14
- **Location:** TELLURIDE, CO, USA
- **Coordinates:** 37.939888, -107.899139
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** FATL
- **Fatal:** 2
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 2
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Bellanca
- **Model:** 7GCBC
- **Registration:** N86708
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** DEST
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

failure of the pilot to maintain adequate airspeed, while climbing after takeoff, which resulted in an inadvertent stall/spin and collision with terrain.  Factors relating to the accident included: the pilot allowing the maximum gross weight limit of the airplane to be exceeded, the high density altitude, and the pilot's intentional steep climb after takeoff.

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