# Accident 20091224053439A: Bellanca 7GCBC, St. Petersburg, FL, December 24, 2009

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 24, 2009, 13:01 local time
- Place: St. Petersburg, FL
- Airport: N/A
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Operator: HTBJ
- Location: 27.7236° N, 82.6656° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=27.7236&lon=-82.6656&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8634V, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8634V) (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: BELLANCA 7GCBC
- Reported engine: LYCOMING 0-320 SERIES
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 3,799 total, 3 in this make and model, 75 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA10LA101](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA10LA101) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20091224053439A

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT N8634V EXPERIENCED LOSS OF ENGINE POWER WHILE CONDUCTING BANNER TOW OPERATIONS FOR TOM HURLY BIPLANE RIDES, CERTIFICATE NUMBER (HTBJ1356.  THE PILOT IN COMMAND WAS UNABLE TO MAINTAIN ALTITUDE AND LANDED OFFAIRPORT IN A GOLF COURSE.

## 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 ERA10LA101](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA10LA101), Dec 24, 2009: Bellanca 7GCBC (N8634V), St. Petersburg, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: A loss of engine power for undetermined reasons.

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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