# Accident 19810821050909A: Bbavia 8GCBC, Destin, FL, August 21, 1981

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 21, 1981, 11:30 local time
- Place: Destin, FL
- Airport: Destin
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 30.4022° N, 86.4673° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Destin, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.4022&lon=-86.4673&mi=10
- Aircraft: N86985, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N86985) (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
- Reported engine: LYC O360*
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,468 total, 2 in this make and model, 65 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA81DKJ15](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA81DKJ15) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810821050909A

## Narrative

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

LOST DIRECTIONAL CONTROL ON LANDING. SKIDDED SIDEWAYS, COLLAPSING GEAR. REPORTED WIND GUST CAUSE OF CONTROL LOSS.

## 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 MIA81DKJ15](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA81DKJ15), Aug 21, 1981: Bellanca 8GCBC (N86985), Destin, FL, substantial damage

## Other reports on N86985 (1)

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

- [Accident 20030706036629A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20030706036629A), Jul 6, 2003: Bbavia 8GCBC (N86985), Shirley, NY, Substantial damage. (-23) On July 6, 2003, at approximately 14:03 local standard time, aircraft N86985, stalled and struck the ground in manorville, new york, shortly after…

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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