# Accident 19831017056679A: Bbavia 7GCBC, Capitan, NM, October 17, 1983

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 17, 1983, 12:30 local time
- Place: Capitan, NM
- Airport: Private
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.5402° N, 105.5909° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.5402&lon=-105.5909&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9109L, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9109L) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Champion 7GCBC (registry code 21101PK, https://openairdocs.org/model/champion-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
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 111 total, 111 in this make and model, 2 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW84LA043](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW84LA043) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19831017056679A

## Narrative

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

THE U BOLT THAT ATTACHES LEFT LANDING GEAR STRUT FAILED FROM TENSILE OVERLOAD.

## 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 FTW84LA043](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW84LA043), Oct 17, 1983: Bellanca 7GCBC (N9109L), Capitan, NM, 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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