# Incident 19860423028849I: Bbavia 7KCAB, Santa Barbara, CA, April 23, 1986

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 23, 1986, 10:40 local time
- Place: Santa Barbara, CA
- Airport: Santa Barbara
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.4262° N, 119.8415° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at SANTA BARBARA MUNI (SBA), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.4262&lon=-119.8415&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8780, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8780) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bellanca 7KCAB (registry code 1220701, https://openairdocs.org/model/bellanca-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
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 7,200 total, 40 in this make and model, 50 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860423028849I

## Narrative

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

STUDENT APPLIED BRAKES DURING GROUND ROLL AND PROPELLER STRUCK THE GROUND. PARTIAL GROUND LOOP AS TAIL HIT GROUND.

## Other reports on N8780 (1)

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

- [Accident 19860615065889A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860615065889A), Jun 15, 1986: Bbavia 7KCAB (N8780), Taft, CA, Substantial damage. Pilot failed to control aircraft during bounced landing, causing wing to contact runway and ground loop.

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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