# Accident 19810712039959A: Bbavia 7GCBC, Moline, IL, July 12, 1981

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 12, 1981, 14:15 local time
- Place: Moline, IL
- Airport: Quad City Seaplan
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.4823° N, 90.4934° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Moline, IL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.4823&lon=-90.4934&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8552, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8552) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bellanca 7GCBC (registry code 1220601, https://openairdocs.org/model/bellanca-7gcbc) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BBAVIA 7GCBC
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 217 total, 11 in this make and model, 25 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI81FA068](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI81FA068-124875) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810712039959A

## Narrative

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

PILOT EXECUTED SHARP TURN AFTER TAKEOFF. AIRCRAFT STALLED AND CRASHED KILLING YOUNG BOY ON GROUND.

## 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 CHI81FA068](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI81FA068-124875), Jul 12, 1981: Bellanca 7GCBC (N8552), Moline, IL, destroyed

## Other reports on N8552 (2)

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

- [Incident 19790902033919I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790902033919I), Sep 2, 1979: Bbavia 7GCBC (N8552), Moline, IL. Float filled with water, aircraft sank.
- [Accident 19730620019659A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730620019659A), Jun 20, 1973: Blanca 7GCBC (N8552), Grand Rapids, MN, Substantial damage. Simulated emgcy ldg to lake,float eqpd acft in r turn ovr swamp.

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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