# Accident 19860325011169A: Bbavia 7GCAA, Falcon, CO, March 25, 1986

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 25, 1986, 08:30 local time
- Place: Falcon, CO
- Airport: Meadow Lake
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.9428° N, 104.5699° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at MEADOW LAKE (FLY), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.9428&lon=-104.5699&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9614S, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9614S) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Champion 7GCAA (registry code 21101N8, https://openairdocs.org/model/champion-7gcaa) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BBAVIA 7GCAA
- Reported engine: LYC O320*
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,421 total, 2,421 in this make and model, 4 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN86LA104](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN86LA104) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860325011169A

## Narrative

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

GROUND LOOPED ON THE LANDING ROLL WHEN THE TAIL WHEEL SPRING BECAME DETACHED.

## 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 DEN86LA104](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN86LA104), Mar 25, 1986: Champion 7GCAA (N9614S), Falcon, CO, substantial damage

## Other reports on N9614S (2)

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

- [Accident 19921116046819A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19921116046819A), Nov 16, 1992: Bbavia 7GCAA (N9614S), Joshua, TX, Substantial damage. Struck wires on final and impacted nose first. High sink rate on final not adjusted.
- [Accident 19851001048449A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19851001048449A), Oct 1, 1985: Bbavia 7GCAA (N9614S), Cortez, CO, Substantial damage. Collided with trees during rollout of forced landing due to fuel exhaustion.

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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