# Incident 19870821069699I: Bbavia 7GCBC, Homer, AK, August 21, 1987

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 21, 1987, 19:00 local time
- Place: Homer, AK
- Airport: Cavanaugh Fox River
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 59.6404° N, 151.5091° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Homer, AK, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=59.6404&lon=-151.5091&mi=10
- Aircraft: N68578, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N68578-1997-10-15) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bellanca 7GCBC (registry code 1220601, https://openairdocs.org/model/bellanca-7gcbc) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BBAVIA 7GCBC
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,000 total, 150 in this make and model, 30 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870821069699I

## Narrative

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

DURING LANDING ON A SHORT GRAVEL STRIP THE PROPELLER BLADE STRUCK THE GROUND. LANDING SITE ROUNDED IN THE CENTER.

## Other reports on N68578 (4)

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

- [Accident 19930801027399A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930801027399A), Aug 1, 1993: Bbavia 7GCBC (N68578), Soldotna, AK, Substantial damage. Landed short of runway and nosed over. Pilot reported practicing short field landings.
- [Incident 19890407039649I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890407039649I), Apr 7, 1989: Bbavia 7GCBC (N68578), Soldotna, AK, Minor damage. Pilot stated axle broke on takeoff roll. Gear collapsed. Inspection indicates metal fatigue.
- [Incident 19870829063659I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870829063659I), Aug 29, 1987: Bbavia 7GCBC (N68578), Clearwate Sloug, AK, Minor damage. During taxi test the left brake failed. Aircraft exited the runway side.
- [Accident 19840409014189A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840409014189A), Apr 9, 1984: Bbavia 7GCBC (N68578), Anchorage, AK, Substantial damage. Lost directional control on an attempted go around from a bounced landing. Left the runway and struck a fence.

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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