# Accident 19861002046929A: Bbavia 7ECA, Palo Alto, CA, October 2, 1986

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 2, 1986, 07:09 local time
- Place: Palo Alto, CA
- Airport: Palo Alto Airport-Santa Clara Cou
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.4497° N, 122.0992° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.4497&lon=-122.0992&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4178Y, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4178Y-2022-12-31) (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
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 34 total, 15 in this make and model, 15 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX87LA001](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX87LA001) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19861002046929A

## Narrative

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

THE AIRCRAFT GROUND LOOPED DURING LANDING. THE STUDENT DID NOT PROPERLY ALIGN AIRCRAFT WITH RUNWAY.

## 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 LAX87LA001](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX87LA001), Oct 2, 1986: Bellanca 7ECA (N4178Y), Palo Alto, CA, substantial damage

## Other reports on N4178Y (2)

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

- [Accident 19970803020479A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970803020479A), Aug 3, 1997: Bbavia 7ECA (N4178Y), Easton, MD, Substantial damage. Aircraft ground looped on landing.
- [Incident 19950429020469I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950429020469I), Apr 29, 1995: Bbavia 7ECA (N4178Y), Frederick, MD, Minor damage. Wheel landings on grass side of runway 30. Prop hit ground. Took off. Bad vibration. Returned.found bent prop.

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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