# Accident 19970913038029A: Bbavia 7GCBC, Crimora, VA, September 13, 1997

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 13, 1997, 11:30 local time
- Place: Crimora, VA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.1601° N, 78.8308° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.1601&lon=-78.8308&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5272X, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5272X-2001-03-01) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Champion 7GCBC (registry code 21101PK, https://openairdocs.org/model/champion-7gcbc) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BBAVIA 7GCBC
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Student
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC97LA182](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC97LA182) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970913038029A

## Narrative

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

LOST POWER ENROUTE. OVERSHOT OPEN FIELD AND HIT POWER LINES AND POLE. OUT OF FUEL. NO FUEL AT 05V. NOT ENDORSED.

## 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 NYC97LA182](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC97LA182), Sep 13, 1997: Bellanca 7GCBC (N5272X), Crimora, VA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's mismangement of fuel which resulted in fuel exhaustion. Contributing was his inadequate preflight planning that resulted in an inadequate fuel supply..

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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