# Incident 19810729063589I: Bbavia 7KCAB, Clearwater, FL, July 29, 1981

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 29, 1981, 11:30 local time
- Place: Clearwater, FL
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Practice Training Manuevers
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 27.9794° N, 82.7713° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Clearwater, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=27.9794&lon=-82.7713&mi=10
- Aircraft: N53889, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N53889) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bellanca 7KCAB (registry code 1220701, https://openairdocs.org/model/bellanca-7kcab) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming IO-320 series (registry code 41509, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-io-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BBAVIA 7KCAB
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 8,000 total, 2,000 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/19810729063589I

## Narrative

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

INSTRUCTOR AND STUDENT PRACTICING MANEUVERS. WINDSHIELD FAILED. FAILURE SIMILIAR TO THAT OF A BIRDSTRIKE.

## Other reports on N53889 (1)

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

- [Incident 19791227035759I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19791227035759I), Dec 27, 1979: Bbavia 7KCAB (N53889), Clearwater, FL, Minor damage. Pilot lost directional control during taxi, struck parked aircraft.

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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