# Incident 19811021075179I: Bbavia 7GCBC, Rocky Mount, NC, October 21, 1981

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 21, 1981, 01:00 local time
- Place: Rocky Mount, NC
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.9382° N, 77.7905° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Rocky Mount, NC, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.9382&lon=-77.7905&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8634, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8634-2006-04-05) (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
- Reported engine: LYC O320A2B
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,070 total, 26 in this make and model, 26 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19811021075179I

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT NOSED OVER ON ATTEMPTED TAKEOFF FROM SOFT FIELD.

## Other reports on N8634 (2)

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

- [Accident 20050614012009A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20050614012009A), Jun 14, 2005: Bbavia 7GCBC (N8634), Woodfords, CA, Destroyed, 1 fatal. (-23) According to an eyewitness, the aircraft was at approximately 200 ft. AGL. The aircraft rolled left to a steady 45 degree bank. The aircraft reached the…
- [Accident 19950704024589A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950704024589A), Jul 4, 1995: Bbavia 7GCBC (N8634), Long Beach, CA, Destroyed. Tow line fouled rudder on banner pickup. Full rudder deflection. Unable jetison banner. Snagged trees. Crashed.

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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