# Incident 19861005060299I: Bbavia 7GCAA, Princeton, NJ, October 5, 1986

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 5, 1986, 14:00 local time
- Place: Princeton, NJ
- Airport: Princeton
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.3991° N, 74.6590° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at PRINCETON (39N), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.3991&lon=-74.6590&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5501A, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5501A) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bellanca 7GCAA (registry code 1220501, https://openairdocs.org/model/bellanca-7gcaa) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BBAVIA 7GCAA
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,050 total, 10 in this make and model, 17 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19861005060299I

## Narrative

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

PILOT NEGLECTED TO DROP TOWLINE BEFORE LANDING. CABLE CAUGHT ON AN DAMAGED POWERLINES. NO AIRCRAFT DAMAGE.

## Other reports on N5501A (1)

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

- [Accident 20060904022589A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20060904022589A), Sep 4, 2006: Bbavia 7GCAA (N5501A), Belmar/Farmingd, NJ, Substantial damage. (-23) The pilot stated that he took off from runway 32R and flew a right traffic pattern to pick up a banner. After capturing the banner he applied aft…

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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