# Accident 20200725009279A: Bellanca 7GCBC, Angola, IN, July 25, 2020

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 25, 2020, 20:16 local time
- Place: Angola, IN
- Airport: Tri-State Steuben
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Maneuver
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.6367° N, 85.0861° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.6367&lon=-85.0861&mi=10
- Aircraft: N86614, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N86614-2021-11-13) (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: 0
- Other injuries: 2
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot, student
- Pilot flight hours: 90 total, 55 in this make and model, 10 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN20CA310](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN20CA310) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20200725009279A

## Narrative

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

ON JULY 25, 2020 AT 20:16 EASTERN DAYLIGHT TIME (EDT), AN AERONCA 7GCBC AIRCRAFT, N86614, REGISTERED TO ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ AND OPERATED BY A PRIVATE PILOT FOR A PERSONAL FLIGHT RECEIVED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE WHEN IT STALLED AT 200? DURING A LOW PASS OF THE RUNWAY. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS AND CALM WINDS PREVAILED AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT. THE PRIVATE FLIGHT WAS BEING CONDUCTED UNDER THE PROVISIONS OF TITLE 14 CODE OF FEDERAL REGULATIONS (CFR) PART 91 WITHOUT A FLIGHT PLAN. THE PILOT RECEIVED SUBSTANTIAL INJURIES AND THE PASSENGER MINOR INJURIES. THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED FROM TRI-STATE STEUBEN CO. AIRPORT  (ANQ) ANGOLA, IN AT APPROXIMATELY 20:16 EDT. THE PILOT STATED THAT HE DOING A LOW APPROACH AND STALLED DUE TO LOW AIRSPEED.

WEATHER AT ANQ AIRPORT AT 00:15 ZULU WAS: WIND CALM, VISIBILITY 10 STATUTE MILES, CLEAR, TEMP 82 DEW POINT 70 AND ALTIMETER 3009.

## 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 CEN20CA310](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN20CA310), Jul 25, 2020: Champion 7GCBC (N86614), Angola, IN, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain control of the airplane during a low-level pass, resulting in the airplane exceeding its critical angle of attack that caused an aerodynamic stall and subsequent…

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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