# Accident 19880528016779A: Bbavia 8GCBC, Kensington, NH, May 28, 1988

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 28, 1988, 17:20 local time
- Place: Kensington, NH
- Airport: Private
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Go Round (Aborted VFR)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.9270° N, 70.9439° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Kensington, NH, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.9270&lon=-70.9439&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7672S, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N7672S) (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 O360C2A
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 7,093 total, 4 in this make and model, 4 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC88LA154](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC88LA154) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880528016779A

## Narrative

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

TOUCH AND GO TOO FAR DOWN SHORT STRIP. PILOT ADVANCED THROTTLE ABRUPTLY. ENGINE HESITATED. HIT TREES ON CLIMBOUT.

## 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 NYC88LA154](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC88LA154), May 28, 1988: Bellanca 8GCBC (N7672S), Kensington, NH, substantial damage

## Other reports on N7672S (1)

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

- [Incident 19930924038859I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930924038859I), Sep 24, 1993: Bbavia 8GCBC (N7672S), Louisville, KY. Tow broke loose at a link in cable. Fell on houses below. Minimal damage to houses.

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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