# Accident 19861127080182A: Bbavia 7GCBC, Amarillo, TX, November 27, 1986

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 27, 1986, 16:15 local time
- Place: Amarillo, TX
- Airport: Buffalo Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Collision: Midair collision, second aircraft
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.1103° N, 101.7405° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.1103&lon=-101.7405&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5508J, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5508J) (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: 89 total, 34 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW87FA022](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW87FA022) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19861127080182A

## Narrative

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

THE AIRCRAFT STRUCK N7709U ON FINAL. THE UNCERTIFICATED PILOT WAS IN AN IMPROPER PATTERN AND FAILED TO CLEAR AREA.

## Other aircraft in the event

- N7709U, Cessna 172E: [Accident 19861127080181A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19861127080181A)

## 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 FTW87FA022](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW87FA022), Nov 27, 1986: Bellanca 7GCBC (N5508J), Amarillo, TX, substantial damage

## Other reports on N5508J (1)

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

- [Accident 19810705038439A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810705038439A), Jul 5, 1981: Bbavia 7GCBC (N5508J), Weatherford, TX, Substantial damage. Misjudged wind. Landed downwind. Ran off end of runway, downhill slope and overturned.

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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