# Incident 19960218004699I: Bbavia 7GCBC, Blanca, CO, February 18, 1996

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 18, 1996, 12:30 local time
- Place: Blanca, CO
- Airport: Blanca Airport
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.4111° N, 105.5517° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at BLANCA (05V), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.4111&lon=-105.5517&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8674V, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8674V) (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
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 600 total, 100 in this make and model, 20 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960218004699I

## Narrative

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

NARRATIVE: PRIOR TO TAKEOFF PILOT ELECTED TO USE TAXIWAY DUE TO 20KT CROSS WIND TO RUNWAY. AFTER AIRCRAFT WAS AIRBORNE IT BEGAN TO SETTLE ABRUPTLY STRIKING PERIMETER FENCE WITH PROP AND LEFT MAIN GEAR. AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED DAMAGE TO PROP AND LEFT GEAR STRUCTURE. NO INJURIES INCURRED DURING FLIGHT.

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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