# Accident 19920512020599A: Bbavia 7GCBC, Longmont, CO, May 12, 1992

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 12, 1992, 08:10 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)
- Operator: WUKV
- Location: 40.1710° N, 105.1103° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.1710&lon=-105.1103&mi=10
- Aircraft: N53853, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N53853) (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: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,750 total, 40 in this make and model, 317 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN92LA051](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN92LA051) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920512020599A

## Narrative

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

GROUND LOOPED DURING LANDING,CFI WAS TEACHING TRANSTION TO TAIL WHEEL AIRCRAFT.

## 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 DEN92LA051](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN92LA051), May 12, 1992: Bellanca 7GCBC (N53853), Longmont, CO, substantial damage. Probable cause: LOSS OF DIRECTIONAL CONTROL DURING LANDING ROLL BY THE PILOT UNDER INSTRUCTION. A FACTOR WAS: INADEQUATE SUPERVISION BY THE CERTIFIED FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR.

## Other reports on N53853 (1)

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

- [Accident 20251010014609A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20251010014609A), Oct 10, 2025: Bellanca 7GCBC (N53853), Bonilla, SD, Substantial damage. Took off on pleasure flight and then into the flight realized darkness was coming faster than I would be able to get back to home field. Decided to land in a…

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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