# Accident 19810808048619A: Bbavia 8GCBC, California City, CA, August 8, 1981

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 8, 1981, 16:00 local time
- Place: California City, CA
- Airport: California City
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.1512° N, 118.0167° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at CALIFORNIA CITY MUNI (L71), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.1512&lon=-118.0167&mi=10
- Aircraft: N240SS, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N240SS) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bellanca 8GCBC (registry code 1220803, https://openairdocs.org/model/bellanca-8gcbc) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming O&VO-360 series (registry code 41514, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-vo-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BBAVIA 8GCBC
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 670 total, 300 in this make and model, 325 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX81DUQ30](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX81DUQ30) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810808048619A

## Narrative

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

PILOT APPLIED BRAKES TOO HARD DURING LANDING AND AIRCRAFT FLIPPED INVERTED.

## 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 LAX81DUQ30](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX81DUQ30), Aug 8, 1981: Bellanca 8GCBC (N240SS), California Cy, CA, substantial damage

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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