# Accident 19930915034429A: Bbavia 7GCBC, Mattawamkeag, ME, September 15, 1993

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 15, 1993, 12:35 local time
- Place: Mattawamkeag, ME
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Low Level Operations
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 45.5177° N, 68.3517° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Mattawamkeag, ME, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.5177&lon=-68.3517&mi=10
- Aircraft: N11689, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N11689-2022-01-08) (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 O320*
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB BFO93LA177](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/BFO93LA177) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930915034429A

## Narrative

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

FLYING LOW TO LOOK FOR MARIJUANA PLANTS. STALLED REVERSING COURSE. TOO LOW TO RECOVER.

## 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 BFO93LA177](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/BFO93LA177), Sep 15, 1993: Bellanca 7GCBC (N11689), Mattawamkeag, ME, substantial damage. Probable cause: 1) THE PILOT'S INITIATION OF AN EXCESSIVE MANEUVER (STEEP BANK TURN) AT 400 FEET ABOVE THE GROUND, WHICH RESULTED IN AN AERODYNAMIC STALL, AND 2) THE PILOT'S LACK OF RECOGNITION OF THE NATURE OF THE…

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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