# Accident 19860808083861A: Bbavia 7KCAB, Van Nuys, CA, August 8, 1986

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 8, 1986, 17:45 local time
- Place: Van Nuys, CA
- Damage: Minor damage
- Collision: Midair collision, first aircraft
- Phase of flight: Formation Flying
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.2003° N, 118.4394° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.2003&lon=-118.4394&mi=10
- Aircraft: N443E, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N443E) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Champion 7KCAB (registry code 21101P3, https://openairdocs.org/model/champion-7kcab) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BBAVIA 7KCAB
- Reported engine: LYC IO320E2A
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 147 total, 66 in this make and model, 8 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX86FA320](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX86FA320) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860808083861A

## Narrative

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

THE AIRCRAFT STRUCK N50443 DURING FORMATION FLIGHT. THE PILOT CONTINUED TO DESTINATION AND LANDED SAFELY.

## Other aircraft in the event

- N50443, Bbavia 7GCBC: [Accident 19860808083862A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860808083862A)

## 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 LAX86FA320](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX86FA320), Aug 9, 1986: Champion 7KCAB (N443E), Van Nuys, CA, minor damage

## Other reports on N443E (2)

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

- [Incident 20061015022019I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20061015022019I), Oct 15, 2006: Bbavia 7KCAB (N443E), Binghamton, NY, Minor damage. (-23) On 10-15-2006 at 1322 EDT a champ aircraft, model 7KCAB, departed on a VFR flight from hampton, NH, (7B3) to ithaca, NY (ith). The weather was VFR. When…
- [Incident 19860831046439I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860831046439I), Aug 31, 1986: Bbavia 7KCAB (N443E), Van Nuys, CA, Minor damage. During wheel landing pilot allowed propeller to contact runway.

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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