# Accident 19860808083862A: Bbavia 7GCBC, 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: Substantial damage
- Collision: Midair collision, second 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: N50443, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N50443) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bellanca 7GCBC (registry code 1220601, https://openairdocs.org/model/bellanca-7gcbc) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BBAVIA 7GCBC
- Reported engine: LYC O320A2D
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,300 total, 3 in this make and model, 75 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/19860808083862A

## Narrative

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

THE AIRCRAFT WAS STRUCK BY N443E DURING FORMATION FLIGHT. THE PILOT CONTINUED TO DESTINATION AND LANDED SAFELY.

## Other aircraft in the event

- N443E, Bbavia 7KCAB: [Accident 19860808083861A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860808083861A)

## 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: Bellanca 7GCBC (N50443), Van Nuys, CA, substantial damage

## Other reports on N50443 (1)

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

- [Accident 20230810021469A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20230810021469A), Aug 10, 2023: Bellanca 7GCBC (N50443), Dixon, CA, Substantial damage. The pilot reported "we were out for a pleasure flight and decided to land at a crop duster strip paralleling highway 113 south of Dixon, CA. We have landed…

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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