# Accident 19871119069359A: Bbavia 7GCAA, Belle Plaine, MN, November 19, 1987

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 19, 1987, 10:30 local time
- Place: Belle Plaine, MN
- Airport: Belle Plaine Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Sfl Go Around
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 44.6206° N, 93.7595° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.6206&lon=-93.7595&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2716Z, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2716Z) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bellanca 7GCAA (registry code 1220501, https://openairdocs.org/model/bellanca-7gcaa) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BBAVIA 7GCAA
- Reported engine: LYC O320*
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 720 total, 130 in this make and model, 107 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI88LA028](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI88LA028) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19871119069359A

## Narrative

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

DRAGGED A WING ON AN ATTEMPTED GO AROUND AFTER A SIMULATED FORCED LANDING. STUDENT DID NOT RELINQUISH CONTROLS.

## 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 CHI88LA028](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI88LA028), Nov 19, 1987: Bellanca 7GCAA (N2716Z), Belle Plaine, MN, substantial damage

## Other reports on N2716Z (5)

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

- [Incident 19860804059469I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860804059469I), Aug 4, 1986: Bbavia 7GCAA (N2716Z), Eden Prairie, MN, Minor damage. Student lost directional control on rollout and struck runway lights. CFI slow to take control of aircraft.
- [Incident 19850707052299I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850707052299I), Jul 7, 1985: Bbavia 7GCAA (N2716Z), Eden Prairie, MN. Instructor took over after aircraft went off side of runway during landing. Safe landing after go around.
- [Incident 19820823054009I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820823054009I), Aug 23, 1982: Bbavia 7GCAA (N2716Z), Eden Prairie, MN, Minor damage. Student inadvertently put on parking brake instead of air vent. Aircraft nosed up on landing.
- [Incident 19820116069449I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820116069449I), Jan 16, 1982: Bbavia 7GCAA (N2716Z), Eden Prairie, MN, Minor damage. Gust of wind caused aircraft to swerve during taxi. CFI was unable to correct due to low brake fluid. Hit lights.
- [Incident 19790218006669I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790218006669I), Feb 18, 1979: Bbavia 7GCAA (N2716Z), Eden Prairie, MN, Minor damage. Lost directional control on rollout and struck snowbank.

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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