# Accident 19830226022959A: Bbavia 7GCBC, Havre, MT, February 26, 1983

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 26, 1983, 11:30 local time
- Place: Havre, MT
- Airport: Havre
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 48.5594° N, 109.7303° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=48.5594&lon=-109.7303&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7917S, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N7917S) (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 O360C2E
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 130 total, 20 in this make and model, 15 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN83LA094](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN83LA094) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830226022959A

## Narrative

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

SWERVED OFF TAKEOFF AREA WHEN THE LEFT MAIN GEAR HIT A SOFT SPOT.  STRUCK FROZEN FURROWS.  COLLAPSED THE GEAR.

## 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 DEN83LA094](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN83LA094), Feb 26, 1983: Bellanca 7GCBC (N7917S), Havre, MT, 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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