# Accident 19970726020889A: Bbavia 7GCBC, San Jose, CA, July 26, 1997

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 26, 1997
- Place: San Jose, CA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Location: 37.3304° N, 121.8291° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.3304&lon=-121.8291&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8333V, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8333V-2018-01-26) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Champion 7GCBC (registry code 21101PK, https://openairdocs.org/model/champion-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
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX97LA267](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX97LA267) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970726020889A

## Narrative

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

AIRCRFT NOSED OVER ON LANDING.

## 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 LAX97LA267](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX97LA267), Jul 26, 1997: Champion 7GCBC (N8333V), San Jose, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain directional control, and excessive remedial action, which resulted in an inadvertent swerve off the runway.

## Other reports on N8333V (1)

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

- [Incident 20011026038559I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20011026038559I), Oct 26, 2001: Bbavia 7GCBC (N8333V), Hollister, CA, Minor damage. (-23) On 10-26-01 at approximately 1300 hours a champion cibabria BL-7-gcbc owned and flown by fred f. schurpf stalled onto the runway at Frazier lake airpark,…

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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