# Accident 20080727840469A: Bbavia 7GCBC, Helena, MT, July 27, 2008

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 27, 2008, 15:11 local time
- Place: Helena, MT
- Airport: Helena Regional
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 46.6003° N, 111.9686° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=46.6003&lon=-111.9686&mi=10
- Aircraft: N50476, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N50476) (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: 540 total, 17 in this make and model, 12 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA08CA169](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA08CA169) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20080727840469A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON JULY 27, 2008, AT 1511 MST, A BELLANA 7GCBC, N50476 REGISTERED TO SLEEPING GIANT FLYING CLUB, GROUND LOOPED ON RUNWAY 9 AT THE HELENA REGIONAL AIRPORT (KHLN) IN HELENA, MONTANA.  THE WEATHER WAS VFR AND WINDS WERE 02004.  THE LEFT MAIN GEAR COLLAPSED AND LEFT WING RECEIVED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE.  BOTH OCCUPANTS OF THE AIRCRAFT RECEIVED NO INJURIES.

## 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 SEA08CA169](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA08CA169), Jul 27, 2008: Bellanca 7GCBC (N50476), Helena, MT, substantial damage. Probable cause: The failure of the pilot receiving instruction to adequately compensate for the crosswind condition and failure to maintain directional control. Also causal was the flight instructor's delayed…

## Other reports on N50476 (1)

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

- [Accident 20250629007459A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20250629007459A), Jun 29, 2025: Bellanca 7GCBC (N50476), Helena, MT, Substantial damage. On June 29, 2025 at 2055 local time a privately operated Bellanca citabria, with one pilot on board, was landing at the Helena Regional Airport (hln). It was…

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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