# Accident 19850418013779A: Bbavia 8GCBC, Elizabethton, TN, April 18, 1985

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 18, 1985, 11:20 local time
- Place: Elizabethton, TN
- Airport: Municipal
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 36.3308° N, 82.2306° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.3308&lon=-82.2306&mi=10
- Aircraft: N86756, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N86756-2014-04-04) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bellanca 8GCBC (registry code 1220803, https://openairdocs.org/model/bellanca-8gcbc) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-360-A1D (registry code 41504, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-360-a1d) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BBAVIA 8GCBC
- Reported engine: LYC O360C2A
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 814 total, 50 in this make and model, 31 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL85LA139](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL85LA139) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850418013779A

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT GROUND LOOPED FOLLOWING 3 POINT LANDING. WIND DIRECTION WAS VARIABLE, LOST DIRECTIONAL CONTROL.

## 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 ATL85LA139](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL85LA139), Apr 18, 1985: Bellanca 8GCBC (N86756), Elizabethton, TN, substantial damage

## Other reports on N86756 (1)

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

- [Accident 19750901029939A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19750901029939A), Sep 1, 1975: Blanca 8GCBC (N86756), Waynesboro, GA, Substantial damage. Brass carb fuel inlet fitting reducer 3/8 in to 1/4 in bkn.

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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