# Accident 19890528012909A: Bbavia 7GCAA, Big Sur, CA, May 28, 1989

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 28, 1989, 13:30 local time
- Place: Big Sur, CA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 36.0801° N, 121.6006° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.0801&lon=-121.6006&mi=10
- Aircraft: N31277, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N31277-2014-09-29) (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
- Reported engine: LYC O320A2A
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 395 total, 250 in this make and model, 24 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX89LA206](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX89LA206) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890528012909A

## Narrative

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

HAD MADE FORCED LANDING IN FIELD. ENGINE OK. TRIED TO TAKE OFF WITH FIELD MOWED. WHEELS CAUGHT IN GRASS. NOSED OVER

## 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 LAX89LA206](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX89LA206), May 28, 1989: Bellanca 7GCAA (N31277), Big Sur, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT ELECTED TO ATTEMPT A TAKEOFF FROM A FIELD THAT HE HAD PREVIOUSLY MADE A FORCED LANDING TO AND THE AIRPLANE NOSED OVER DURING THE ATTEMPT. CONTRIBUTING TO THE ACCIDENT WAS THE HIGH GRASS…

## Other reports on N31277 (1)

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

- [Incident 20000505018029I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000505018029I), May 5, 2000: Bbavia 7GCAA (N31277), Van Nuys, CA, Minor damage. (-23)Upon landing, tje aorcraft bounced a couple times, braked hard, and ground looped. No injuries. There was a propeller strike, both wheel pants broken,…

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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