# Accident 19880226023949A: Bbavia 7GCBC, Warroad, MN, February 26, 1988

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 26, 1988, 17:44 local time
- Place: Warroad, MN
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Unauth Low Level Opns
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 48.8991° N, 95.3205° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=48.8991&lon=-95.3205&mi=10
- Aircraft: N53808, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N53808-2013-03-21) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bellanca 7GCBC (registry code 1220601, https://openairdocs.org/model/bellanca-7gcbc) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BBAVIA 7GCBC
- Reported engine: LYC O320A2D
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 2
- Pilot flight hours: 1,817 total, 53 in this make and model, 14 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI88DER02](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI88DER02) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880226023949A

## Narrative

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

STALLED AND CRASHED WHILE TAKING PICTURES AT 300 FT AGL. VERTICAL GROUND IMPACT PRECLUDED SURVIVAL.

## 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 CHI88DER02](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI88DER02), Feb 26, 1988: Bellanca 7GCBC (N53808), Warroad, MN, 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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