# Accident 19860824075619A: Bbavia 7ECA, Sandpoint, ID, August 24, 1986

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 24, 1986, 15:00 local time
- Place: Sandpoint, ID
- Airport: Sandpoint
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 48.3404° N, 116.4492° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=48.3404&lon=-116.4492&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4151Y, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4151Y) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bellanca 7ECA (registry code 1220460, https://openairdocs.org/model/bellanca-7eca) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-235 series (registry code 41505, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-235-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BBAVIA 7ECA
- Reported engine: LYC O235C1
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 123 total, 30 in this make and model, 16 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA86LA222](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA86LA222) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860824075619A

## Narrative

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

THE PILOT LOST DIRECTIONAL CONTROL DURING LANDING AND GROUND LOOPED THE AIRCRAFT.

## 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 SEA86LA222](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA86LA222), Aug 24, 1986: Bellanca 7ECA (N4151Y), Sandpoint, ID, 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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