# Accident 19871206070749A: Bbavia 7GCBC, Newell, SD, December 6, 1987

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 6, 1987, 15:00 local time
- Place: Newell, SD
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Unauth Low Level Opns
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 44.7099° N, 103.4101° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.7099&lon=-103.4101&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2562Z, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2562Z) (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: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 542 total, 453 in this make and model, 30 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN88LA035](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN88LA035) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19871206070749A

## Narrative

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

PILOT WAS SLOW FLYING OVER HIS FIELD OF WINTER WHEAT AT 100 FEET IN GUSTY SEVERE WINDS. WAS FORCED TO GROUND IMPACT

## 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 DEN88LA035](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN88LA035), Dec 6, 1987: Bellanca 7GCBC (N2562Z), Newell, SD, 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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