# Accident 20051015025239A: Bbavia 7GCBC, Williams, MN, October 15, 2005

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 15, 2005, 15:30 local time
- Place: Williams, MN
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Unauth Low Level Opns
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 48.7286° N, 94.6122° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=48.7286&lon=-94.6122&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2698Z, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2698Z-2013-09-13) (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
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 209 total, 132 in this make and model, 9 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI06LA012](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI06LA012) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20051015025239A

## Narrative

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

(-23) DEPARTED ROSEAU, MN (ROX) AT 1430 LOCAL TIME, WHILE MANEUVERING AT WILLIAMS, MN, APPROX. 30 MILES NORTH OF BAUDETTE, MN, FOR A LANDING AT A PRIVATE AIRPORT. TWO EYE WITNESSES REPORTED AIRCRAFT ALTITUDE OF 150 FT AGL. AIRCRAFT ENTERED STEEP BANK TO RIGHT (60 DEGREES), MANEUVERING NORTH TO SOUTH. AIRCRAFT APPEARED SLOW AND TAIL HEAVY (AFT C.G.). A "POP" WAS HEARD AS IF THE THROTTLE WAS RETARDED. AIRCRAFT CONTINUED THE BANK TO AN INVERTED POSITION AND IMPACTED THE WATER NOSE FIRST, IN APPROXIMATELY FOUR FEET DEPTH. OCCUPANTS WERE RESCUED BY THE TWO WITNESSES AND OTHERS. PILOT STATED ENGINE WAS DEVELOPING POWER. NO CARBURETOR ICE. NO BIRD STRIKE. PREFLIGHT OK. MAGNETO CHECK GOOD. ADEQUATE FUEL ONBOARD. PILOT STATED HE RETARDED THROTTLE.

## 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 CHI06LA012](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI06LA012), Oct 15, 2005: Bellanca 7GCBC (N2698Z), Williams, MN, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain airspeed which resulted in the airplane stalling. Factors associated with the accident were the low level at which the airplane was maneuvering and the pilot's failure…

## Other reports on N2698Z (1)

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

- [Accident 19790629012369A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790629012369A), Jun 29, 1979: Blanca 7GCBC (N2698Z), Anchorage, AK, Substantial damage. Instructor initiated go around too late during simulated emergency landing. Crashed into trees.

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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