# Incident 19800706059639I: Bbavia 7GCBC, Gulkana, AK, July 6, 1980

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 6, 1980, 10:30 local time
- Place: Gulkana, AK
- Airport: Municipal
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 62.2714° N, 145.3822° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Gulkana, AK, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=62.2714&lon=-145.3822&mi=10
- Aircraft: N57391, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N57391-2012-09-05) (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: 285 total, 200 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800706059639I

## Narrative

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

IMPROPER LEVEL OFF IN GUSTY WIND CONDITIONS, PROPELLER STRUCK THE GROUND.

## Other reports on N57391 (3)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 20020622012799A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20020622012799A), Jun 22, 2002: Bbavia 7GCBC (N57391), Wasilla, AK, No damage. (-23) According to the Alaska state troopers, the airmen was low on fuel and decided to land on a private airstrip. During the landing the aircraft came into…
- [Accident 19770730032339A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770730032339A), Jul 30, 1977: Blanca 7GCBC (N57391), Port Alsworth, AK, Substantial damage
- [Accident 19760624017511A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760624017511A), Jun 24, 1976: Blanca 7GCBC (N57391), Anchorage, AK, Substantial damage. Photography for air show promotion.

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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