# Incident 19800913070539I: Bbavia 7GCBC, Sanger, CA, September 13, 1980

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 13, 1980, 18:00 local time
- Place: Sanger, CA
- Airport: Wonder Valley
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 36.7921° N, 119.3096° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at Wonder Valley Airport, closed, within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.7921&lon=-119.3096&mi=10
- Aircraft: N53968, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N53968) (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: 362 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/19800913070539I

## Narrative

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

PILOT LOST DIRECTIONAL CONROL WHEN RIGHT BRAKE FAILED.

## Other reports on N53968 (1)

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

- [Accident 19760714018649A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760714018649A), Jul 14, 1976: Blanca 7GCBC (N53968), Hanover, PA, Substantial damage. Short fld lndg,rwy threshold has a 5 ft dropoff.

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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