# Accident 20080914846429A: Bbavia 7GCBC, American Fork, UT, September 14, 2008

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 14, 2008, 10:12 local time
- Place: American Fork, UT
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Low Level Operations
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.3779° N, 111.7951° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of American Fork, UT, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.3779&lon=-111.7951&mi=10
- Aircraft: N11698, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N11698-2018-03-20) (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: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,293 total, 62 in this make and model, 20 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20080914846429A

## Narrative

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

(-23) THE PILOT WAS FLYING IN THE MOUNTAINS ON THE SOUTH SIDE OF A STEEP DRAW.  HE DECIDED THAT HE DID NOT HAVE ENOUGH ALTITUDE SO HE TURNED LEFT TO GET OUT OF THE DRAW.  THE AIRCRAFT ENCOUNTERED A DOWNDRAFT CAUSED BY THE STRONG WINDS AND LOST ALTITUDE.  THE AIRCRAFT HIT THE NORTH SIDE OF THE DRAW HARD.  THE RIGHT MAIN GEAR BROKE OFF, LEFT GEAR WAS HANGING LOSE, VERTICAL STABILIZER AND RUDDER WERE DAMAGED, THE PROP WAS BENT, LEFT WING STRUTS WERE SEVERELY BENT AND BOTH WINGS SUSTAINED DAMAGE.

## NTSB investigation

None matched to this report by aircraft and date. Search the NTSB's own records: https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-main-public/basic-search

## Other reports on N11698 (1)

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

- [Accident 20150608008639A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20150608008639A), Jun 8, 2015: Bellanca 7GCBC (N11698), Kadoka, SD, Destroyed, 1 fatal. On 06/08/2015, at 1615 local, a 1972 Bellanca 7GCBC (scout) owned by semper fi aviation LLC. Was involved in a fatal accident during the climb out from the…

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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