# Incident 19840220011889I: Bbavia 7GCBC, Scranton, AR, February 20, 1984

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 20, 1984, 14:00 local time
- Place: Scranton, AR
- Airport: Private
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.3604° N, 93.5397° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Scranton, AR, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.3604&lon=-93.5397&mi=10
- Aircraft: N31272, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N31272) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bellanca 7GCBC (registry code 1220601, https://openairdocs.org/model/bellanca-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
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 120 total, 50 in this make and model, 2 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840220011889I

## Narrative

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

VEERED OFF THE RUNWAY INTO A DITCH ON THE LANDING ROLL. SECOND SUCH INCIDENT FOR THE PILOT WITHIN SIX MONTHS.

## Other reports on N31272 (3)

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

- [Incident 19860731061239I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860731061239I), Jul 31, 1986: Bbavia 7GCBC (N31272), Pine Bluff, AR, Minor damage. Aircraft nosed up after pilot applied excessive brakes. Minor propeller damage.
- [Incident 19851005053069I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19851005053069I), Oct 5, 1985: Bbavia 7GCBC (N31272), Dumas, AR, Minor damage. Aircraft ground looped during landing in gusty crosswind conditions.
- [Accident 19791003028819A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19791003028819A), Oct 3, 1979: Blanca 7GCBC (N31272), Little Rock, AR, Substantial damage. Flt instructor with student made lndg on Private Airport. Inadvertently hit brakes on uneven terrain. Flipped over.

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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