# Accident 19880514017649A: Bbavia 7GCAA, Sutcliffe, NV, May 14, 1988

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 14, 1988, 11:45 local time
- Place: Sutcliffe, NV
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Unauth Low Level Opns
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.5396° N, 119.7493° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.5396&lon=-119.7493&mi=10
- Aircraft: N57415, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N57415-2013-04-23) (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
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA88LA094](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA88LA094) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880514017649A

## Narrative

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

STALLED CRASHED AND BURNED DURING LOW LEVEL SLOW FLIGHT WHILE DROPPING ARTICLES TO FRIENDS ON THE GROUND.

## 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 SEA88LA094](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA88LA094), May 14, 1988: Bellanca 7GCAA (N57415), Sutcliffe, NV, destroyed, 1 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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