# Accident 19860529026309A: Bbavia 7GCBC, East Grand Fork, MN, May 29, 1986

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 29, 1986, 20:10 local time
- Place: East Grand Fork, MN
- Airport: Jensens
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 47.9297° N, 97.0098° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=47.9297&lon=-97.0098&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5026H, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5026H-1989-03-21) (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
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 2
- Pilot flight hours: 1,600 total, 0 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI86FA146](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI86FA146) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860529026309A

## Narrative

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

VERTICAL CLIMB ON TAKEOFF STALLED AND WENT STRAIGHT DOWN.PILOT HAD BEEN DRINKING.THREE PEOPLE IN A 2 PLACE AIRCRAFT

## 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 CHI86FA146](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI86FA146), May 30, 1986: Bellanca 7GCBC (N5026H), E. Grand Forks, MN, destroyed, 3 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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