# Accident 19940517011199A: Bbavia 7GCBC, Lewisburg, WV, May 17, 1994

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 17, 1994, 15:30 local time
- Place: Lewisburg, WV
- Airport: Greenbrier Valley
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Scud Running
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.8001° N, 80.4305° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.8001&lon=-80.4305&mi=10
- Aircraft: N36236, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N36236-2017-03-31) (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
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 7,500 total, 100 in this make and model, 50 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC94LA083](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC94LA083) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940517011199A

## Narrative

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

ENCOUNTERED FOG LANDED LWB. CLEARED. DEPARTED AGAIN. FOG. TURNED BACK INTO FOG. HIT TREES. STOPPED ENGINE RUNNING.

## 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 NYC94LA083](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC94LA083), May 17, 1994: Bellanca 7GCBC (N36236), Lewisburg, WV, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S INADEQUATE INFLIGHT DECISION, INADVERTENT VFR FLIGHT INTO IMC, AND FAILURE TO MAINTAIN ADEQUATE TERRAIN CLEARANCE WHICH RESULTED IN INFLIGHT COLLISION WITH TREES. A FACTOR WAS INADEQUATE…

## Other reports on N36236 (1)

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

- [Accident 20140816014209A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20140816014209A), Aug 16, 2014: Bellanca 7GCBC (N36236), Itta Bena, MS, Substantial damage. Insructional flight. Practicing forced landing procedures. First attempt, the student did'nt do well. Second attempt at a different location, student did…

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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