# Accident 19811017067999A: Bbavia 7GCAA, Goldendale, WA, October 17, 1981

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 17, 1981, 15:30 local time
- Place: Goldendale, WA
- Airport: Private
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 45.8191° N, 120.8234° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Goldendale, WA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.8191&lon=-120.8234&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9606S, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9606S) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Champion 7GCAA (registry code 21101N8, https://openairdocs.org/model/champion-7gcaa) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BBAVIA 7GCAA
- Reported engine: LYC O320A2B
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 392 total, 310 in this make and model, 19 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA82FA001](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA82FA001) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19811017067999A

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT STALLED AND CRASHED ON FINAL APPROACH FOR LANDING AT PRIVATE AIRPORT.

## 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 SEA82FA001](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA82FA001), Oct 17, 1981: Champion 7GCAA (N9606S), Goldendale, WA, destroyed, 1 fatal

## Other reports on N9606S (1)

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

- [Accident 19730318005689A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730318005689A), Mar 18, 1973: Blanca 7GCAA (N9606S), Chowchilla, CA, Substantial damage

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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