# Accident 19860419013179A: Bbavia 7GCAA, Chester, SC, April 19, 1986

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 19, 1986, 12:30 local time
- Place: Chester, SC
- Airport: Municipal
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Go Round (Aborted VFR)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.6999° N, 81.2095° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.6999&lon=-81.2095&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9030L, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9030L) (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 O320A2B
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,520 total, 918 in this make and model, 40 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL86LA117](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL86LA117) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860419013179A

## Narrative

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

THE GLIDER TOWPLANE DRAGGED A WINGTIP DURING A LATE GO AROUND, CARTWHEELED. PILOTS ATTENTION WAS FOCUSED ON TOWROPE

## 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 ATL86LA117](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL86LA117), Apr 19, 1986: Bellanca 7-GCAA (N9030L), Chester, SC, substantial damage

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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