# Accident 19831226064869A: Bbavia 7GCBC, Escalante, UT, December 26, 1983

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 26, 1983, 08:45 local time
- Place: Escalante, UT
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.7695° N, 111.5993° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.7695&lon=-111.5993&mi=10
- Aircraft: N53846 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: BBAVIA 7GCBC
- Reported engine: LYC O320A2D
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,548 total, 378 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN84LA051](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN84LA051) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19831226064869A

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT FLIPPED INVERTED DURING EMERGENCY LANDING.

## 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 DEN84LA051](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN84LA051), Dec 26, 1983: Bellanca 7GCBC (N53846), Escalante, UT, 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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