# Accident 19860727035239A: Bbavia 8KCAB, Huntersville, NC, July 27, 1986

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 27, 1986, 14:00 local time
- Place: Huntersville, NC
- Airport: Bradford
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Sfl Final Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.4091° N, 80.8405° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.4091&lon=-80.8405&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7689S (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: BBAVIA 8KCAB
- Reported engine: LYC AEIO320E1B
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 34,000 total, 13 in this make and model, 70 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL86LA210](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL86LA210) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860727035239A

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT IMPACTED SHORT OF THE RUNWAY. PILOT REPORTED LOSS OF ENGINE POWER. WITNESS SAID PRACTICE FORCED LANDING.

## 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 ATL86LA210](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL86LA210), Jul 27, 1986: Bellanca 8KCAB (N7689S), Huntersville, NC, 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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