# Accident 20080519834439A: Bbavia 7GCBC, Rockport, CA, May 19, 2008

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 19, 2008, 17:30 local time
- Place: Rockport, CA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.7314° N, 123.8239° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.7314&lon=-123.8239&mi=10
- Aircraft: N90930, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N90930-2009-05-19) (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: 170 total, 150 in this make and model, 20 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX08CA150](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX08CA150) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20080519834439A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON 05/19/2008, ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ WAS THE PILOT OF AIRCRAFT N90930, BELLANCA 7GCBC.  ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ STATED THAT THE ACCIDENT OCCURRED SOMETIME IN THE AFTERNOON. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ STATED THAT HE WAS CAMPING IN A MEADOW 2-3 HUNDRED YARDS EAST OF THE COAST AND 30 MILES NORTH OF FORT BRAGG, CA.  ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ STATED THAT HE DEPARTED FROM THE MEADOW AND AS HE WAS ABOUT ONE MINUTE INTO HIS FLIGHT HE CLIPPED SOME TREES WITH THE AIRCRAFT'S LANDING GEAR AND CRASHED ON A HILLTOP SOMEWHERE NEAR ROCKPORT, CA. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ STATED THAT THERE WERE NO INJURIES TO HIMSELF OR HIS PASSENGER.

## 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 LAX08CA150](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX08CA150), May 19, 2008: Bellanca 7GCBC (N90930), Rockport, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's performance of VFR flight into IMC, resulting in failure to maintain terrain clearance. Contributing to the accident was the fog.

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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