# Accident 19831210073869A: Bbavia 7GCBC, Nantucket, MA, December 10, 1983

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 10, 1983, 08:00 local time
- Place: Nantucket, MA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Low Level Operations
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.2714° N, 70.0959° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Nantucket, MA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.2714&lon=-70.0959&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5041N, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5041N-2019-01-22) (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 IO320E1A
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,076 total, 31 in this make and model, 16 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC84LA050](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC84LA050) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19831210073869A

## Narrative

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

AFTER DESCENT ENGINE FAILED TO RESPOND TO THROTTLE APPLICATION. AIRCRAFT CRASHED WHEN ENGINE CAUGHT, CAUSING ROLL.

## 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 NYC84LA050](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC84LA050), Dec 10, 1983: Bellanca 7GCBC Citabria (N5041N), Nantucket, 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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