# Incident 19860831046439I: Bbavia 7KCAB, Van Nuys, CA, August 31, 1986

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 31, 1986, 15:21 local time
- Place: Van Nuys, CA
- Airport: Van Nuys
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.2098° N, 118.4900° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at VAN NUYS (VNY), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.2098&lon=-118.4900&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
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,300 total, 70 in this make and model, 70 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860831046439I

## Narrative

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

DURING WHEEL LANDING PILOT ALLOWED PROPELLER TO CONTACT RUNWAY.

## 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…
- [Accident 19860808083861A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860808083861A), Aug 8, 1986: Bbavia 7KCAB (N443E), Van Nuys, CA, Minor damage. The aircraft struck N50443 during formation flight. The pilot continued to destination and landed safely.

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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