# Accident 19960908026269A: Bbavia 7GCBC, Glennallen, AK, September 8, 1996

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 8, 1996, 18:50 local time
- Place: Glennallen, AK
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 62.1002° N, 145.5290° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=62.1002&lon=-145.5290&mi=10
- Aircraft: N88359, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N88359-2001-09-18) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bellanca 7GCBC (registry code 1220601, https://openairdocs.org/model/bellanca-7gcbc) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BBAVIA 7GCBC
- Reported engine: LYC O320A2B
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 2
- Pilot flight hours: 300 total, 5 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC96FA149](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC96FA149) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960908026269A

## Narrative

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

MADE LOW PASS OVER HUNTING VEHICLE STALLED IN STEEP TURN BACK TOWARD SAME. PILOT USING MEDICAL NO FLY DRUGS.

## 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 ANC96FA149](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC96FA149), Sep 8, 1996: Champion 7GCBC (N88359), Glennallen, AK, substantial damage, 2 fatal. Probable cause: failure of the pilot to maintain adequate airspeed, while maneuvering a low altitude, which resulted in an inadvertent stall and an uncontrolled collision with the terrain. A factor related to the…

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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