# Accident 19820513017459A: Bbavia 7GCBC, Willits, CA, May 13, 1982

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 13, 1982, 15:30 local time
- Place: Willits, CA
- Airport: Willits
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.4138° N, 123.3432° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at Willits Airport (1957), closed, within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.4138&lon=-123.3432&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5265X, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5265X) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Champion 7GCBC (registry code 21101PK, https://openairdocs.org/model/champion-7gcbc) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BBAVIA 7GCBC
- Reported engine: LYC O320A2B
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 36 total, 36 in this make and model, 28 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820513017459A

## Narrative

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

STUDENT PILOT LOST DIRECTIONAL CONTROL DURING CROSS WIND LANDING.

## NTSB investigation

None matched to this report by aircraft and date. Search the NTSB's own records: https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-main-public/basic-search

## Other reports on N5265X (1)

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

- [Incident 19880822056209I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880822056209I), Aug 22, 1988: Bbavia 7GCBC (N5265X), Laytonville, CA, Minor damage. Misjudged distance on landing on short runway because sun in eyes. Braked hard and nosed over onto back.

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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