# Accident 20100529045019A: Bellanca 7GCBC, Watertown, SD, May 29, 2010

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 29, 2010, 13:30 local time
- Place: Watertown, SD
- Airport: Watertown Regional
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Maneuver
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 44.9139° N, 97.1547° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.9139&lon=-97.1547&mi=10
- Aircraft: N88399, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N88399-2017-06-30) (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: 2
- Fatal injuries: 2
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 0 total, 0 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN10LA275](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN10LA275) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20100529045019A

## Narrative

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

ON MAY 29, 2010 AT APPROXIMATELY 1330 CDT, N88399, A CITABRIA PILOTED BY CHAD LAMB, FLYING JUST 1/2 MILE SOUTHWEST OF THE WATERTOWN (ATY) AIRPORT, CRASHED INTO A FIELD. THE PILOT AND ONE PASSENGER SUSTAINED FATAL INJURIES AND THE AIRCRAFT WAS DESTROYED.

## 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 CEN10LA275](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN10LA275), May 29, 2010: Bellanca 7GCBC (N88399), Watertown, SD, substantial damage, 2 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's loss of airplane control while conducting aerobatic, low-altitude maneuvers. Contributing to the accident was the pilot's impairmant due to alcohol.

## Other reports on N88399 (3)

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

- [Incident 20090831015359I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20090831015359I), Aug 31, 2009: Bbavia 7GCBC (N88399), Wamego, KS, Minor damage. (-23) Pilot was on a flight near the Wamego airport (69K) at 1437 local time when the engine began to lose power. The pilot determined that he was out of fuel…
- [Accident 19840625034459A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840625034459A), Jun 25, 1984: Bbavia 7GCBC (N88399), Dillon, MT, Substantial damage. Pilot was attempting a short field landing demonstration for a movie and aircraft stalled and crashed on final.
- [Accident 19830719037169A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830719037169A), Jul 19, 1983: Bbavia 7GCBC (N88399), Cody, WY, Substantial damage. Pilot lost directional control of aircraft during landing causing ground loop.

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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