# Accident 19861225071559A: Bbavia 8GCBC, Ovid, CO, December 25, 1986

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 25, 1986, 12:00 local time
- Place: Ovid, CO
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.8697° N, 102.3894° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.8697&lon=-102.3894&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1068E, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N1068E) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bellanca 8GCBC (registry code 1220803, https://openairdocs.org/model/bellanca-8gcbc) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming O&VO-360 series (registry code 41514, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-vo-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BBAVIA 8GCBC
- Reported engine: LYC O360C1E
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,630 total, 100 in this make and model, 100 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN87LA034](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN87LA034) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19861225071559A

## Narrative

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

THE AIRCRFT NOSED OVER DURING A PRECAUTIONARY LANDING. PILOT APPLIED EXCESSIVE BRAKING. ENGINE COMPARTMENT SMOKING

## 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 DEN87LA034](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN87LA034), Dec 25, 1986: Bellanca 8GCBC (N1068E), Ovid, CO, 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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