# Incident 19810601057299I: Bbavia 7GCBC, Ekalaka, MT, June 1, 1981

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 1, 1981, 20:30 local time
- Place: Ekalaka, MT
- Airport: Ekalaka
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 45.8765° N, 104.5376° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at EKALAKA (97M), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.8765&lon=-104.5376&mi=10
- Aircraft: N88465, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N88465) (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: 254 total, 230 in this make and model, 22 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810601057299I

## Narrative

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

DURING ROLL OUT, GEAR COLLAPSED. LOOPED TO RIGHT DAMAGING RIGHT WING TIP. BOLT P/N MS 200005-32 HAD FAILED.

## Other reports on N88465 (2)

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

- [Accident 19770509008249A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770509008249A), May 9, 1977: Blanca 7GCBC (N88465), Opheim, MT, Substantial damage. Off-airport downwind ldg.
- [Accident 19750411011339A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19750411011339A), Apr 11, 1975: Blanca 7HC (N88465), White Water, MT, Substantial damage. Carb heat valve worked only partially. Improper rigging. Lnd in deep snow.

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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