# Accident 19950212001479A: Bbavia 7GCBC, Modesto, CA, February 12, 1995

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 12, 1995, 10:46 local time
- Place: Modesto, CA
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Unauth Low Level Opns
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.6507° N, 121.1309° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.6507&lon=-121.1309&mi=10
- Aircraft: N53972, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N53972-1997-01-21) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bellanca 7GCBC (registry code 1220601, https://openairdocs.org/model/bellanca-7gcbc) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BBAVIA 7GCBC
- Reported engine: LYC O320A2D
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 4,000 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX95FA104](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX95FA104) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950212001479A

## Narrative

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

STALLED DURING ABRUPT PULLUP TO AVOID POWER LINES. NEAR VERTICAL IMPACT. HAD HEART ATTACK PRIOR TO IMPACT.

## 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 LAX95FA104](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX95FA104), Feb 12, 1995: Bellanca 7GCBC (N53972), Modesto, CA, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: THE PILOT LOST CONTROL OF THE AIRPLANE FOR AN UNKNOWN REASON.

## Other reports on N53972 (1)

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

- [Incident 19780428014419I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780428014419I), Apr 28, 1978: Blanca 7GCBC (N53972), Fuquay, NC, Minor damage. Engine quit after takeoff. Landed in pasture. Carb mixtue control slipped in clamping block which cut fuel off.

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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