# Accident 19940423009179A: Bbavia 7GCAA, Azle, TX, April 23, 1994

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 23, 1994, 08:30 local time
- Place: Azle, TX
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Practice Training Manuevers
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.8894° N, 97.5303° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.8894&lon=-97.5303&mi=10
- Aircraft: N86862, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N86862-1998-09-09) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bellanca 7GCAA (registry code 1220501, https://openairdocs.org/model/bellanca-7gcaa) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BBAVIA 7GCAA
- Reported engine: LYC O320A2B
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW94LA132](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW94LA132) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940423009179A

## Narrative

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

CFI TOOK OVER ON SIMULATED FORCED LANDING. BANKED SHARPLY DEVELOPED HIGH SINK RATE. BECAME TOO LOW STRUCK TREES.

## 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 FTW94LA132](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW94LA132), Apr 23, 1994: Bellanca 7GCAA (N86862), Azle, TX, destroyed. Probable cause: THE INSTRUCTOR PILOT'S FAILURE TO MAINTAIN TERRAIN AND OBSTACLE CLEARANCE. A FACTOR WAS THE INSTRUCTOR'S DIVERTED ATTENTION.

## Other reports on N86862 (1)

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

- [Accident 19771230040559A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19771230040559A), Dec 30, 1977: Blanca 7KCAB (N86862), CA, Substantial damage

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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