# Accident 19910624023849A: Bbavia 7GCBC, Newcastle, WY, June 24, 1991

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 24, 1991, 09:15 local time
- Place: Newcastle, WY
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 43.8400° N, 104.2103° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.8400&lon=-104.2103&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5530K, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5530K-2023-02-04) (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 O320A2D
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,500 total, 1,310 in this make and model, 35 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA91LA140](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA91LA140) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910624023849A

## Narrative

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

RIGHT MAIN GEAR AXLE FLANGE SEPARATED ON TAKEOFF. GEAR LEG PLOWED A FURROW AND AIRCRAFT FLIPPED OVER. FARM FIELD.

## 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 SEA91LA140](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA91LA140), Jun 24, 1991: Bellanca 7GCBC (N5530K), Newcastle, WY, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE FRACTURE FAILURE OF THE LANDING GEAR AXLE.

## Other reports on N5530K (1)

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

- [Accident 20140725016489A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20140725016489A), Jul 25, 2014: Bellanca 7GCBC (N5530K), Caputa, SD, Substantial damage. The student and instructor departed on a private airfield se of of Caputa, SD. There was a slight breeze from the southeast and the aircraft departed…

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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