# Accident 20020825023089A: Bbavia 7GCBC, Melstone, MT, August 25, 2002

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 25, 2002, 11:45 local time
- Place: Melstone, MT
- Damage: No damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 46.5967° N, 107.8683° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=46.5967&lon=-107.8683&mi=10
- Aircraft: N36596 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: BBAVIA 7GCBC
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA02LA165](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA02LA165) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20020825023089A

## Narrative

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

(-23) PILOT WAS DEPARTING STRIP ESTIMATED AS 750 TO 800 FEET AT AN ALTITUDE OF APPROXIMATELY 3000 FEET. PILOT PERFORMED A SHORT FIELD TAKEOFF, STATES THAT AT ABOUT 2/3 FIELD LENGTH HE REALIZED HE COULD NOT COMPLETE THE TAKEOFF. PILOT STATES HE DID NOT LEAN FOR BEST POWER. AIRCRAFT WAS APPROXIMATELY 50 LBS OVER GROSS. FIELD WAS 4INCH ALFALFA STUBBLE. DENSITY ALTITUDE APPROXIMATELY 4500 FEET.

## 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 SEA02LA165](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA02LA165), Aug 25, 2002: Bellanca 7GCBC (N36596), Melstone, MT, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's improper decision to continue a takeoff once it had become apparent that it was questionable whether the aircraft would clear an obstacle at the departure end of the takeoff area. Factors…

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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