# Accident 19840625034459A: Bbavia 7GCBC, Dillon, MT, June 25, 1984

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 25, 1984, 20:15 local time
- Place: Dillon, MT
- Airport: Dillon
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 45.0492° N, 112.8205° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.0492&lon=-112.8205&mi=10
- Aircraft: N88399, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N88399-2017-06-30) (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 O320A2B
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,462 total, 70 in this make and model, 70 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN84LA195](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN84LA195) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840625034459A

## Narrative

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

PILOT WAS ATTEMPTING A SHORT FIELD LANDING DEMONSTRATION FOR A MOVIE AND AIRCRAFT STALLED AND CRASHED ON FINAL.

## 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 DEN84LA195](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN84LA195), Jun 26, 1984: Bellanca 7GCBC (N88399), Dillon, MT, substantial damage

## Other reports on N88399 (3)

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

- [Accident 20100529045019A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20100529045019A), May 29, 2010: Bellanca 7GCBC (N88399), Watertown, SD, Destroyed, 2 fatal. On may 29, 2010 at approximately 1330 CDT, N88399, a citabria piloted by chad lamb, flying just 1/2 mile southwest of the Watertown (aty) airport, crashed into…
- [Incident 20090831015359I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20090831015359I), Aug 31, 2009: Bbavia 7GCBC (N88399), Wamego, KS, Minor damage. (-23) Pilot was on a flight near the Wamego airport (69K) at 1437 local time when the engine began to lose power. The pilot determined that he was out of fuel…
- [Accident 19830719037169A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830719037169A), Jul 19, 1983: Bbavia 7GCBC (N88399), Cody, WY, Substantial damage. Pilot lost directional control of aircraft during landing causing ground loop.

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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