# Accident 20050614012009A: Bbavia 7GCBC, Woodfords, CA, June 14, 2005

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 14, 2005, 11:25 local time
- Place: Woodfords, CA
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Low Level Operations
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.8025° N, 119.7808° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.8025&lon=-119.7808&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8634, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8634-2006-04-05) (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
- Reported engine: LYC O320A2B
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 2,010 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX05LA204](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX05LA204) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20050614012009A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ACCORDING TO AN EYEWITNESS, THE AIRCRAFT WAS AT APPROXIMATELY 200 FT. AGL. THE AIRCRAFT ROLLED LEFT TO A STEADY 45 DEGREE BANK. THE AIRCRAFT REACHED THE 100 DEGREE POINT IN THE TURN AT WHICH TIME THE AIRCRAFT STARTED TO DROP. THE AIRCRAFT CONTINUED THE TURN AND THEN TURNED BACK TO THE RIGHT. THE EYEWITNESS STATED THAT THE TAIL OF THE AIRCRAFT YAWED BACK AND FORTH, AND THE RIGHT WING CONTINUED TO DROP. THE EYEWITNESS STATED THAT THE AIRCRAFT ENTERED THE TREES AT ABOUT A 40 TO 45 DEGREE ANGLE.

## 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 LAX05LA204](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX05LA204), Jun 14, 2005: Bellanca 7GCBC (N8634), Woodfords, CA, substantial damage, 1 fatal. Probable cause: the pilot's failure to maintain an adequate airspeed while turning in strong wind conditions, which resulted in a stall/spin. A factor in the accident was the high density altitude.

## Other reports on N8634 (2)

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

- [Accident 19950704024589A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950704024589A), Jul 4, 1995: Bbavia 7GCBC (N8634), Long Beach, CA, Destroyed. Tow line fouled rudder on banner pickup. Full rudder deflection. Unable jetison banner. Snagged trees. Crashed.
- [Incident 19811021075179I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19811021075179I), Oct 21, 1981: Bbavia 7GCBC (N8634), Rocky Mount, NC, Minor damage. Aircraft nosed over on attempted takeoff from soft field.

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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