# Accident 19860615065889A: Bbavia 7KCAB, Taft, CA, June 15, 1986

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 15, 1986, 14:25 local time
- Place: Taft, CA
- Airport: Kern Co
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.1596° N, 119.4309° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.1596&lon=-119.4309&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
- Reported engine: LYC IO320E2A
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 139 total, 17 in this make and model, 4 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX86LA246](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX86LA246) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860615065889A

## Narrative

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

PILOT FAILED TO CONTROL AIRCRAFT DURING BOUNCED LANDING, CAUSING WING TO CONTACT RUNWAY AND GROUND LOOP.

## 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 LAX86LA246](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX86LA246), Jun 15, 1986: Bellanca Kcab (N8780), Taft, CA, substantial damage

## Other reports on N8780 (1)

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

- [Incident 19860423028849I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860423028849I), Apr 23, 1986: Bbavia 7KCAB (N8780), Santa Barbara, CA, Minor damage. Student applied brakes during ground roll and propeller struck the ground. Partial ground loop as tail hit ground.

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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