# Accident 19890216002009A: Bbavia 7GCBC, Jackson, GA, February 16, 1989

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 16, 1989, 17:55 local time
- Place: Jackson, GA
- Airport: Seven Lakes Airport
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.3246° N, 83.9163° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at SEVEN LAKES (62GA), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.3246&lon=-83.9163&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4126Y, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4126Y-2013-07-19) (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 O320A2B
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 1,000 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL89FA088](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL89FA088) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890216002009A

## Narrative

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

LOST CONTROL AND ENTERED A SPIN WHILE PERFORMING ACROBATICS AT A LOW ALTITUDE. FAILED TO RECOVER FROM THE SPIN.

## 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 ATL89FA088](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL89FA088), Feb 16, 1989: Bellanca 7GCBC (N4126Y), Jackson, GA, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S IMPROPER HANDLING OF THE AIRPLANE WHICH RESULTED IN AN INADVERTENT STALL/SPIN AND SUBSEQUENT COLLISION WITH TERRAIN. FACTORS CONTRIBUTING TO THE ACCIDENT WERE THE PILOT'S DECISION TO…

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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