# Incident 19800831066019I: Bbavia 7GCAA, Long Island, NY, August 31, 1980

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 31, 1980, 19:00 local time
- Place: Long Island, NY
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Aircraft: N5249X, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5249X-2013-04-02) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Champion 7GCAA (registry code 21101N8, https://openairdocs.org/model/champion-7gcaa) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BBAVIA 7GCAA
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,000 total, 700 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800831066019I

## Narrative

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

PILOT LANDING ON BEACH TO REMOVE A BANNER HE HAD BEEN TOWING WAS UPSET BY A WIND GUST AND CRASHED.

## Other reports on N5249X (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 19740803025239A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740803025239A), Aug 3, 1974: Blanca 7GCAA (N5249X), Asbury Park, NJ, Substantial damage. Regained ctl turned back to rwy. Lost ctl again dptd r side. Plt atmtd get airborne gr hit embkmnt.

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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