# Accident 19980612013509A: Bbavia 7GCBC, Nicklesville, GA, June 12, 1998

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 12, 1998, 11:00 local time
- Place: Nicklesville, GA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.6099° N, 83.6292° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.6099&lon=-83.6292&mi=10
- Aircraft: N87027, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N87027-1998-11-05) (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: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,229 total, 1,511 in this make and model, 108 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL98LA081](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL98LA081) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980612013509A

## Narrative

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

ACFT WAS ON POWER LINE PATROL WHEN IT CRASHED UNDER UNKNOWN CIRCUM NICKLESVILLE, GA. (.4)THE FLIGHT WAS IN A VALLEY TRACKING A POWER LINE, AND ARRIVED AT A POINT WHERE THE PILOT EXECUTED A 180 DEGREE TURN. WHEN HE APPLIED FULL POWER TO CLIMB OUT OF THE VALLEY, THE ENGINE WOULD NOT PRODUCE FULL POWER. THE AIRPLANE COLLIDED WITH TREES AS THE PILOT MANEUVERED FOR AN EMERGENCY LANDING. EXAMINATION OF THE AIRPLANE AT THE ACCIDENT SITE DISCLOSED THAT THERE WAS FUEL IN BOTH FUEL TANKS, THE GASCOLATOR AND THE CARBURETOR. BOTH MAGNETOS PRODUCED IGNITION SPARKS WHEN ROTATED. THE ENGINE EXAMINATION FAILED TO DISCLOSE A MECHANICAL MALFUNCTION OR COMPONENT FAILURE. A REVIEW OF CURRENT WEATHER DATA DISCLOSED THAT CONDITIONS WERE FAVORABLE FOR THE FORMATION OF CARBURETOR ICE.                                                                (-23) SEE NARRATIVE #ATL98LA081

## 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 ATL98LA081](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL98LA081), Jun 12, 1998: Bellanca 7GCBC (N87027), Nicklesville, GA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The loss of engine power for undetermined reason. A factor was that weather conditions were favorable for the formation of carburetor ice.

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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