# Accident 19830904046989A: Bbavia 7GCAA, Dayton, KY, September 4, 1983

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 4, 1983, 16:20 local time
- Place: Dayton, KY
- Airport: Lunken
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.1095° N, 84.4596° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.1095&lon=-84.4596&mi=10
- Aircraft: N88223, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N88223) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bellanca 7GCAA (registry code 1220501, https://openairdocs.org/model/bellanca-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
- Reported engine: LYC O320A2D
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,660 total, 58 in this make and model, 245 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL83LA353](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL83LA353) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830904046989A

## Narrative

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

CRASH OCCURRED DURING EMERGENCY LANDING AFTER ENGINE QUIT FROM FUEL EXHAUSTION DURING BANNER TOW OPERATION.

## 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 ATL83LA353](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL83LA353), Sep 4, 1983: Bellanca 7GCAA (N88223), Dayton, KY, 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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