# Accident 19830911048659A: Bbavia 7GCBC, Spokane, WA, September 11, 1983

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 11, 1983, 15:30 local time
- Place: Spokane, WA
- Airport: Felts
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Touch And Go Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 47.6908° N, 117.3792° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=47.6908&lon=-117.3792&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9580S, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9580S) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Champion 7ECA (registry code 21101NN, https://openairdocs.org/model/champion-7eca) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental 0-200 series (registry code 17020, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-200-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BBAVIA 7GCBC
- Reported engine: CONT O200A
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 80 total, 8 in this make and model, 4 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA83LA199](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA83LA199) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830911048659A

## Narrative

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

LOST DIRECTIONAL CONTROL DURING A TOUCH AND GO. AIRCRAFT GROUND LOOPED AND STRUCK A RUNWAY LIGHT WITH ITS TAIL.

## 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 SEA83LA199](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA83LA199), Sep 11, 1983: Bellanca Gcbc (N9580S), Spokane, WA, substantial damage

## Other reports on N9580S (1)

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

- [Accident 20240827012179A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20240827012179A), Aug 27, 2024: Champion 7ECA (N9580S), Sussex, NJ, Substantial damage. Aircraft crashed into trees between an apartment complex and shopping center located at 70-72 east main street Sussex, NJ 07461. No injuries to persons on…

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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