# Accident 19990808010969A: Bbavia 7GCAA, Titonka, IA, August 8, 1999

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 8, 1999, 13:15 local time
- Place: Titonka, IA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 43.2292° N, 94.0397° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.2292&lon=-94.0397&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5033G, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5033G-2011-07-14) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bellanca 7GCAA (registry code 1220501, https://openairdocs.org/model/bellanca-7gcaa) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BBAVIA 7GCAA
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI99FA284](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI99FA284) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990808010969A

## Narrative

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

PILOT MADE A LOW PASS IN THE ACFT NEAR THE FAMILY FAR, AND THE HORIZONTAL STABILLIZER STRUCK A TREE, THE ACFT CRASHED INTO A CORN FIELD AND SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE, THE PILOT/SOLE OCCUPANT SUFFERED A FATAL INJURIES, OTHER CIRCUMSTANCES AE UNKNOWN. (-23)THE PILOT WAS MAKING A LOW PASS OVER A RELATIVES FARM (APPROX. 25 FEET AGL) WHEN HE HIT THE TOP OF A TREE.  UPON IMPACT WITH THE TREE, THE RIGHT HORIZANTAL STABILIZER SEPARATED FROM THE A/C, THE A/C CRASHED IN A CORNFIELD APPROX. ONE HUNDRED FIFTY YARDS FROM THE POINT WHERE IT IMPACTED THE TREE.  THE A/C WAS DEMOLISHED AND THE PILOT WAS FATALLY INJURED.

## 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 CHI99FA284](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI99FA284), Aug 8, 1999: Bellanca 7GCAA (N5033G), Titonka, IA, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The low altitude maneuver attempted and altitude/clearance not being maintained by the pilot, which resulted in an impact with a pine tree. A factor to the accident was the pine tree.

## Other reports on N5033G (1)

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

- [Incident 19930701021469I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930701021469I), Jul 1, 1993: Bbavia 7GCAA (N5033G), Reno, NV. Left landing grabbed on touch and go. Ground looped. C clamp and tension bolt had sheared. Gear departed aircraft.

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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