# Accident 19940129001159A: Bbavia 7GCBC, New Smyrna Beac, FL, January 29, 1994

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 29, 1994, 14:02 local time
- Place: New Smyrna Beac, FL
- Airport: New Smyrna Beach Municipal Airport
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Low Level Operations
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 29.0199° N, 80.9198° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.0199&lon=-80.9198&mi=10
- Aircraft: N57436 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: BBAVIA 7GCBC
- Reported engine: LYC O320A2B
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,650 total, 40 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA94LA062](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA94LA062) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940129001159A

## Narrative

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

FLEW THROUGH BANNER PICK UP POLES TOO LOW. HOOK MISSED. BRIDLE CAUGHT ON TAILWHEEL. PITCHED UP AND STALLED.

## 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 MIA94LA062](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA94LA062), Jan 29, 1994: Bellanca 7GCBC (N57436), New Smyrna  Bch, FL, destroyed. Probable cause: The pilot-in-command's failure to maintain airspeed (VSO) while maneuvering, resulting in an in-flight loss of control (inadvertent stall) and subsequent in-flight collision with terrain.

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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