# Accident 19800929044369A: Bbavia 7GCBC, Anchorage, AK, September 29, 1980

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 29, 1980, 11:30 local time
- Place: Anchorage, AK
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 61.2181° N, 149.9003° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Anchorage, AK, within about 23 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=61.2181&lon=-149.9003&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2975E, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2975E-2017-02-22) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bellanca 8GCBC (registry code 1220803, https://openairdocs.org/model/bellanca-8gcbc) (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: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 619 total, 300 in this make and model, 35 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC80FA104](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC80FA104) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800929044369A

## Narrative

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

STALLED IN CLIMBING STEEP TURN. VERTICAL IMPACT IN RIVER. AIRPLANE NEAR OR OVER GROSS WEIGHT.

## 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 ANC80FA104](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC80FA104), Sep 29, 1980: Bellanca 7GCBC (N2975E), Anchorage, AK, substantial damage, 2 fatal

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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