# Accident 19850901042399A: Bbavia 7GCAA, Alabaster, AL, September 1, 1985

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 1, 1985, 14:00 local time
- Place: Alabaster, AL
- Airport: Flying X Ranch
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.2198° N, 86.8200° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.2198&lon=-86.8200&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7559F, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N7559F) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Champion 7GCAA (registry code 21101N8, https://openairdocs.org/model/champion-7gcaa) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-235 series (registry code 41505, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-235-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BBAVIA 7GCAA
- Reported engine: LYC O320A2B
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 872 total, 135 in this make and model, 8 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL85LA265](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL85LA265) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850901042399A

## Narrative

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

AFTER GLIDER TOW AND RELEASE RETURNED FOR LANDING. LANDED DOWNWIND AND GUST OF WIND CAUSED AIRCRAFT TO FLIP OVER.

## 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 ATL85LA265](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL85LA265), Sep 1, 1985: Bellanca Champion 7GCAA (N7559F), Alabaster, AL, substantial damage

## Other reports on N7559F (1)

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

- [Incident 19821212068709I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19821212068709I), Dec 12, 1982: Bbavia 7GCAA (N7559F), Montevallo, AL, Minor damage. Passenger at controls on hand starting. Engine started passenger hit brakes to stop and aircraft 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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