# Accident 19910630024859A: Bbavia 7GCBC, Longmont, CO, June 30, 1991

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 30, 1991, 15:25 local time
- Place: Longmont, CO
- Airport: Vance Brand Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.1703° N, 105.1105° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.1703&lon=-105.1105&mi=10
- Aircraft: N90994, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N90994-2015-05-04) (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 O320A2B
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 542 total, 2 in this make and model, 100 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN91LA093](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN91LA093) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910630024859A

## Narrative

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

TRIED TO LAND IN CROSSWIND. SKIPPED SIDEWAYS ON LANDING. LOST CONTROL GROUND LOOPED. COLLAPSED LEFT GEAR.

## 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 DEN91LA093](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN91LA093), Jun 30, 1991: Bellanca 7GCBC (N90994), Longmont, CO, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO COMPENSATE FOR THE CROSSWIND. FACTORS WERE: A CROSSWIND CONDITION, AND THE PILOT'S TOTAL LACK OF EXPERIENCE.

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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