# Accident 19950902027609A: Bbavia 7GCBC, Santa Rosa, CA, September 2, 1995

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 2, 1995, 11:20 local time
- Place: Santa Rosa, CA
- Airport: Sonoma County
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.5009° N, 122.7593° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.5009&lon=-122.7593&mi=10
- Aircraft: N31266, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N31266) (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: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX95LA320](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX95LA320) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950902027609A

## Narrative

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

LOST DIRECTIONAL CONTROL LANDING. EXITED RUNWAY. GROUND LOOPED.

## 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 LAX95LA320](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX95LA320), Sep 2, 1995: Bellanca 7GCBC (N31266), Santa Rosa, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: the pilot's failure to maintain directional control. The pilot's improper use of the brakes and the soft terrain were factors in this accident.

## Other reports on N31266 (1)

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

- [Incident 20260328004679I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20260328004679I), Mar 28, 2026: Bellanca 7GCBC (N31266), Palmer, AK, Minor damage. Pilot of the aircraft was conducting a sight-seeing flight with one passenger aboard. The aircraft was in the landing phase to runway 34 at Palmer municiple…

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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