# Accident 19830418016629A: Bbavia 7GCBC, Middleboro, MA, April 18, 1983

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 18, 1983, 08:00 local time
- Place: Middleboro, MA
- Airport: Middleboro
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.8932° N, 70.9112° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Middleboro, MA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.8932&lon=-70.9112&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4163Y, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4163Y) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bellanca 7GCBC (registry code 1220601, https://openairdocs.org/model/bellanca-7gcbc) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BBAVIA 7GCBC
- Reported engine: LYC O320*
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 460 total, 200 in this make and model, 12 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC83LA108](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC83LA108) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830418016629A

## Narrative

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

ENCOUNTERED DOWNDRAFT ON FINAL. ABRUPT THROTTLE WAS USED TO EXTEND GLIDE. ENGINE UNABLE TO RESPOND. LANDED SHORT.

## 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 NYC83LA108](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC83LA108), Apr 18, 1983: Bellanca 7GBC (N4163Y), Middleboro, MA, 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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