# Accident 19810704045679A: Bbavia 7GCB, Viking, MN, July 4, 1981

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 4, 1981, 15:45 local time
- Place: Viking, MN
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 48.2182° N, 96.4068° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Viking, MN, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=48.2182&lon=-96.4068&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8992R, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8992R-1981-12-17) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Champion 7GCB (registry code 21101PC, https://openairdocs.org/model/champion-7gcb) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BBAVIA 7GCB
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 130 total, 3 in this make and model, 13 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI81FA071](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI81FA071) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810704045679A

## Narrative

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

MADE STEEP PULL FROM FARM ROAD TAKEOFF, STALLED, NEAR VERTICAL DIVE TO GROUND IMPACT.

## 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 CHI81FA071](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI81FA071), Jul 4, 1981: Bellanca 7GCB (N8992R), Viking, MN, destroyed, 2 fatal

## Other reports on N8992R (1)

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

- [Accident 19761024039929A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19761024039929A), Oct 24, 1976: Blanca 7GCB (N8992R), Chaska, MN, Substantial damage. Dir ctl lost drg lake tkof,water in left float. Nosed ovr drg step taxi back to shore.

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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