# Accident 19850720037579A: Bbavia 7KCAB, Chattanooga, OK, July 20, 1985

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 20, 1985, 14:45 local time
- Place: Chattanooga, OK
- Airport: Sky Harbor
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.4199° N, 98.6506° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.4199&lon=-98.6506&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1642G, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N1642G) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Champion 7KCAB (registry code 21101P3, https://openairdocs.org/model/champion-7kcab) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming IO-320 series (registry code 41509, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-io-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BBAVIA 7KCAB
- Reported engine: LYC IO320E2A
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 378 total, 18 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW85LA292](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW85LA292) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850720037579A

## Narrative

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

WHILE ON ROLLOUT FOLLOWING GLIDER TOW FLIGHT AIRCRAFT GROUND LOOPED.

## 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 FTW85LA292](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW85LA292), Jul 20, 1985: Champion 7KCAB (N1642G), Chattanooga, OK, substantial damage

## Other reports on N1642G (2)

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

- [Incident 19860920053649I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860920053649I), Sep 20, 1986: Bbavia 7KCAB (N1642G), Chattanooga, OK, Minor damage. Aircraft nosed up while taxiing downwind causing minor damage to propeller and spinner.
- [Accident 19810201002399A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810201002399A), Feb 1, 1981: Bbavia 7KCAB (N1642G), Chandler, AZ, Substantial damage. Lost directional control on takeoff. Applied brakes. Airplane nosed 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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