# Accident 20130706013239A: Bellanca 8GCBC, Long Beach, CA, July 6, 2013

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 6, 2013, 13:03 local time
- Place: Long Beach, CA
- Airport: Long Beach
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.8172° N, 118.1511° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.8172&lon=-118.1511&mi=10
- Aircraft: N613AP, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N613AP) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bellanca 8GCBC (registry code 1220803, https://openairdocs.org/model/bellanca-8gcbc) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming O&VO-360 series (registry code 41514, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-vo-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELLANCA 8GCBC
- Reported engine: LYCOMING O&VO-360 SER
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 1
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 1,580 total, 450 in this make and model, 21 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR13CA311](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR13CA311) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20130706013239A

## Narrative

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

SHORTLY AFTER PICK UP OF A BANNER THE AIRCRAFT BEGAN LOSING ALTITUDE AND ULTIMATELY STALLED AND STRUCK OBJECTS ON THE GROUND.

## 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 WPR13CA311](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR13CA311), Jul 6, 2013: Bellanca 8GCBC (N613AP), Long Beach, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot did not maintain adequate airspeed which resulted in an inadvertent stall and loss of aircraft control. Contributing to the accident was the pilot's improper use of flaps.

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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