# Accident 19850608023509A: Bbavia 8GCBC, Panama City, FL, June 8, 1985

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 8, 1985, 13:02 local time
- Place: Panama City, FL
- Airport: Panama City Bay County
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 30.1700° N, 85.6700° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.1700&lon=-85.6700&mi=10
- Aircraft: N53925, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N53925-2003-05-01) (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 O320C2C
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 5,814 total, 703 in this make and model, 143 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA85LA186](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA85LA186) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850608023509A

## Narrative

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

LOST CONTROL DURING CROSSWIND TAKEOFF. STRUCK DRAINAGE DITCH AND CARTWHEELED.

## 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 MIA85LA186](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA85LA186), Jun 8, 1985: Bellanca 8GCBC (N53925), Panama City, FL, substantial damage

## Other reports on N53925 (2)

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

- [Accident 19940911036949A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940911036949A), Sep 11, 1994: Bbavia 8GCBC (N53925), Panama City Bea, FL, Substantial damage. Too high for landing. Began go around. Right main gear tangled with banner on runway. Dragged wing. Nosed over.
- [Incident 19940125003359I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940125003359I), Jan 25, 1994: Bbavia 8GCBC (N53925), Ft Myers, FL. Narrative: pilot stated that he departed panama city, FL. On a flight to Ft Myers, FL. For the purpose of banner towing in the ft. Myers area, north of ft.…

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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