# Accident 19851030054469A: Bbavia 7GCBC, Battle Mountain, NV, October 30, 1985

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 30, 1985, 10:30 local time
- Place: Battle Mountain, NV
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.4697° N, 117.0294° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.4697&lon=-117.0294&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5051C, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5051C-1989-03-04) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bellanca 7GCBC (registry code 1220601, https://openairdocs.org/model/bellanca-7gcbc) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BBAVIA 7GCBC
- Reported engine: LYC O320A2D
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 120 total, 100 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA86FA020](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA86FA020) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19851030054469A

## Narrative

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

FLEW OVER CAMPING AREA AND ENTERED INTO A LOOP AT LOW ALTITUDE. DIVED INTO THE GROUND.

## 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 SEA86FA020](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA86FA020), Oct 30, 1985: Bellanca 7GCBC (N5051C), N.Battle Moun., NV, destroyed, 1 fatal

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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