# Accident 20190907012709A: Bellanca 7GCBC, Carpenter, WY, September 7, 2019

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 7, 2019, 14:30 local time
- Place: Carpenter, WY
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.0300° N, 104.2464° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.0300&lon=-104.2464&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5502S, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5502S-2020-09-04) (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: 1
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 524 total, 32 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN19FA305](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN19FA305) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20190907012709A

## Narrative

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

PILOT LOST CONTROL AND STALLED AIRCRAFT AFTER TAKEOFF FROM A GRASS STRIP.

## 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 CEN19FA305](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN19FA305), Sep 7, 2019: Champion 7GCBC (N5502S), Carpenter, WY, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot’s exceedance of the airplane’s critical angle of attack during the initial climb after takeoff, which resulted in an aerodynamic stall and loss of control at an altitude too low for…

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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