# Accident 19900408007619A: Bbavia 7GCAA, Lodge, IL, April 8, 1990

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 8, 1990, 14:50 local time
- Place: Lodge, IL
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.0197° N, 88.5707° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.0197&lon=-88.5707&mi=10
- Aircraft: N55JJ, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N55JJ) (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 O320A2D
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 919 total, 450 in this make and model, 5 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI90LA110](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI90LA110) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900408007619A

## Narrative

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

A WHIRLWIND HIT TOW PLANE ON GLIDER TOW. GLIDER RELEASED. TOW PLANE VEERED OFF ALFALFA STRIP AND 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 CHI90LA110](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI90LA110), Apr 8, 1990: Bellanca 7GCAA (N55JJ), Lodge, IL, substantial damage. Probable cause: FAILURE OF THE PILOT TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL DURING TAKEOFF. THE CROSSWIND AND THE SOFT/UNEVEN TERRAIN WERE FACTORS RELATED TO THE ACCIDENT.

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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