# Incident 20191007021879I: Bellanca 7GCBC, Waterford, CA, October 7, 2019

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 7, 2019, 17:49 local time
- Place: Waterford, CA
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Unknown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.6427° N, 120.7542° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Waterford, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.6427&lon=-120.7542&mi=10
- Aircraft: N37D, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N37D) (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: Airline transport, commercial pilot, flight instructor, private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 5,300 total, 160 in this make and model, 21 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20191007021879I

## Narrative

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

ON OCTOBER 7, 2019, AT APPROXIMATELY 1745 PDT N37D (BALLANCA 7GCBC) WAS FLYING IN THE AREA OF 5472 CRABTREE RD WATERFORD, CA, WHEN IT WAS SEEN HITTING POWER LINES THAT WERE 60 FEET OFF THE GROUND APPROXIMATELY. WHICH CAUSED A GRASS FIRE IN A NEARBY PASTURE AND THEN HAD A HARD LANDING IN A PASTURE APPROXIMATELY A QUARTER MILE AWAY FROM THE INITIAL CONTACT WITH THE POWER LINES.

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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