# NTSB MIA81FA066: Bellanca 7GCBC, N5063K, St Augustine, FL, April 18, 1981

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: April 18, 1981
- Place: St Augustine, FL · ST AUGUSTINE, FL
- Location: 29.8960° N, 81.3116° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of St. Augustine, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.8960&lon=-81.3116&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Maneuvering](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/450) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 2 fatal
- Status: Completed, report May 27, 1981
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 126034
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA81FA066
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA81FA066

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0930  81/4/18  NR.ST AUGUSTINE,FL    BELLANCA 7GCBC      CR-  2  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 25, 233
        TIME - 1420                    N5063K              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 50 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
         ST AUGUSTINE,FL              LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED                  IN FLIGHT: BUZZING
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE,SPEED,ALTITUDE OR CLEARANCE
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - UNWARRANTED LOW FLYING
        REMARKS- WITNESSES OBSVD ACFT EXECUTING STEEP PULLUPS & SHARP BANKS AT NEAR TREETOP LEVEL.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N5063K](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5063K-1984-10-22), registration cancelled 1984-10-22, S/N 117880 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELLANCA 7GCBC
- Registry model: [Bellanca 7GCBC](https://openairdocs.org/model/bellanca-7gcbc) (registry code 1220601) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19810418017659A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810418017659A), Apr 18, 1981: Bbavia 7GCBC, St Augustine, FL, Destroyed. Observed making below tree top passes and steep reversal turns in area. Made fatal ground impact.

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.

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