# Accident 19980513009039A: Bbavia 7GCBC, Gorman, CA, May 13, 1998

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 13, 1998, 11:35 local time
- Place: Gorman, CA
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Scud Running
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.8601° N, 118.8700° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.8601&lon=-118.8700&mi=10
- Aircraft: N11867, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N11867-1999-03-01) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bellanca 7GCBC (registry code 1220601, https://openairdocs.org/model/bellanca-7gcbc) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BBAVIA 7GCBC
- Reported engine: LYC O320A2D
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 14,300 total, 12,000 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX98LA156](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX98LA156) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980513009039A

## Narrative

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

GROUND WITINESSES OBSERVED THE AIRCRAFT FLYING UPHILL IN MOUNTAINOUS TERRAIN BELOW THE CLOUDS AT AN ESTIMATED 100-200 FEET ABOVE THE GROUND IN A NORTHERLY DIRECTION. THE AIRCRAFT IMPACTED AN UPSLOPING HILL HEADING IN A WESTERLY DIRECTION. THE WRECKAGE WAS CONFINED IN ONE AREA WITH LITTLE OR NO FORWARD MOVEMENT. THE EXAMINAITON OF THE ENGINE FOUND THE RIGHT MAGNETO TO BE INOPERATIVE.

## 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 LAX98LA156](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX98LA156), May 13, 1998: Bellanca 7GCBC (N11867), Gorman, CA, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain airspeed and an inadvertent stall while attempting to reverse direction in low cloud conditions in mountainous terrain

## Other reports on N11867 (1)

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

- [Accident 19800804037399A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800804037399A), Aug 4, 1980: Bbavia 7GCBC (N11867), San Luis Obispo, CA, Substantial damage. Early fuel exhaustion from fuel siphoning from improperly secured vent cap. Overshot emergency landing area.

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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