# Accident 19870201060719A: Bbavia 8GCBC, Rockaway, NJ, February 1, 1987

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 1, 1987, 16:10 local time
- Place: Rockaway, NJ
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.8959° N, 74.5173° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Rockaway, NJ, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.8959&lon=-74.5173&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7653S, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N7653S) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bellanca 8GCBC (registry code 1220803, https://openairdocs.org/model/bellanca-8gcbc) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming O&VO-360 series (registry code 41514, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-vo-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BBAVIA 8GCBC
- Reported engine: LYC O360C2E
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 105 total, 85 in this make and model, 10 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC87LA071](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC87LA071) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870201060719A

## Narrative

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

THE ENGINE BEGAN RUNNING ROUGH AND THE STUDENT DECIDED TO LAND ON A FROZEN LAKE. AIRCRAFT NOSED OVER IN A SOFT SPOT

## 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 NYC87LA071](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC87LA071), Feb 1, 1987: Bellanca 8GCBC (N7653S), Rockaway, NJ, 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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