# Accident 19800129001279A: Bbavia 7GCBC, Browning, MT, January 29, 1980

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 29, 1980, 12:30 local time
- Place: Browning, MT
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 48.5564° N, 113.0151° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Browning, MT, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=48.5564&lon=-113.0151&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5026G, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5026G) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bellanca 7GCBC (registry code 1220601, https://openairdocs.org/model/bellanca-7gcbc) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BBAVIA 7GCBC
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,116 total, 600 in this make and model, 44 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA80DTI04](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA80DTI04) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800129001279A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

MADE PRECUATIONARY LANDING IN SNOW-COVERED FIELD DUE TO CARB ICE. HIT DEEP SNOW,FLIPPED OVER.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB SEA80DTI04](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA80DTI04), Jan 29, 1980: Bellanca 7GCBC (N5026G), Browning, MT, substantial damage

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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