# Accident 20030521010539A: Bbavia 7GCBC, Reno, NV, May 21, 2003

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 21, 2003, 19:10 local time
- Place: Reno, NV
- Airport: Reno/Stead Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.6678° N, 119.8825° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.6678&lon=-119.8825&mi=10
- Aircraft: N68567, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N68567) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bellanca 7GCBC (registry code 1220601, https://openairdocs.org/model/bellanca-7gcbc) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BBAVIA 7GCBC
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 850 total, 300 in this make and model, 60 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX03LA159](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX03LA159) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20030521010539A

## Narrative

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

(-23) AIRCRAFT LOST POWER ON TAKE-OFF ON A STUDENT TRAINING FLIGHT.

## 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 LAX03LA159](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX03LA159), May 22, 2003: Bellanca 7GCBC (N68567), Reno, NV, substantial damage. Probable cause: a loss of engine power for undetermined reasons.

## Other reports on N68567 (1)

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

- [Incident 19910421025469I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910421025469I), Apr 21, 1991: Bbavia 7GCBC (N68567), Galena, AK, Minor damage. Student ground looped aircraft when he allowed aircraft to drift left on flare. Landed with a side load.

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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