# Accident 19860820040979A: Bbavia 7GCB, Stanley, ID, August 20, 1986

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 20, 1986, 18:27 local time
- Place: Stanley, ID
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 44.2609° N, 114.9708° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.2609&lon=-114.9708&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9940Y, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9940Y) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Champion 7GCB (registry code 21101PC, https://openairdocs.org/model/champion-7gcb) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BBAVIA 7GCB
- Reported engine: LYC O320A2B
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 496 total, 315 in this make and model, 32 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA86FA217](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA86FA217) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860820040979A

## Narrative

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

THE AIRCRAFT STALLED AND SPUN INTO THE GROUND. NO MECHANICAL MALFUNCTIONS NOTED. PILOT HAD BEEN BUZZING A LODGE.

## 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 SEA86FA217](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA86FA217), Aug 21, 1986: Aeronca 7GCB (N9940Y), Stanley, ID, destroyed, 2 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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