# Accident 19970615047089A: Bbavia 7GCBC, Harrisonburg, VA, June 15, 1997

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 15, 1997, 14:30 local time
- Place: Harrisonburg, VA
- Damage: Destroyed
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.4295° N, 78.8701° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.4295&lon=-78.8701&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2537Z, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2537Z-2014-09-22) (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
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC97LA117](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC97LA117) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970615047089A

## Narrative

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

(-16) AIRMAN LANDED APPROXIMATELY AT MID-POINT ON 1200' GRASS STRIP. ELECTED TO GO-AROUND AFTER TOUCHDOWN. AIRMAN COULD NOT CLEAR POWER LINES AT END OF RUNWAY RIGHT MAIN STRUT CONTACTED POWERLINE. AIRCRAFT CONTACTED GROUND ON NOSE AND FLIPPED OVER INVERTED. PILOT AND WIFE (PASSENGER) ESCAPED WITH MINOR BRUISES.

## 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 NYC97LA117](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC97LA117), Jun 15, 1997: Bellanca 7GCBC (N2537Z), Harrisonburg, VA, substantial damage. Probable cause: the pilot's failure to obtain the proper touchdown point. A contributing factor was the transmission line.

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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