# NTSB Accident ANC09CA060
> **BELLANCA 8GCBC** · 2009-07-07 · Sutton, AK, USA · SERS
## Event
- **NTSB number:** ANC09CA060
- **Event ID:** 20090707X45937
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2009-07-07
- **Location:** Sutton, AK, USA
- **Coordinates:** 62.021389, -148.138061
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** SERS
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 1
- **Minor:** 1
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 2
## Aircraft
- **Make:** BELLANCA
- **Model:** 8GCBC
- **Registration:** N29785
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

The pilot’s failure to maintain control of the airplane after an in-flight encounter with a downdraft in mountainous terrain, and his decision to fly at an altitude where such an encounter made a successful recovery unlikely.

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