# Incident 19871122078869I: Bbavia 8KCAB, Ft Meade, MD, November 22, 1987

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 22, 1987, 16:30 local time
- Place: Ft Meade, MD
- Airport: Tipton Aaf
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.1057° N, 76.7433° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Fort Meade, MD, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.1057&lon=-76.7433&mi=10
- Aircraft: N90975, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N90975) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bellanca 8KCAB (registry code 1220801, https://openairdocs.org/model/bellanca-8kcab) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming IO-320 series (registry code 41509, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-io-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BBAVIA 8KCAB
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 775 total, 32 in this make and model, 200 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19871122078869I

## Narrative

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

STRUCK A FIRE BOTTLE ON THE MAIN RAMP AS HE BEGAN TO TAXI FOR TAKEOFF.

## Other reports on N90975 (1)

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

- [Accident 19730920034459A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730920034459A), Sep 20, 1973: Blanca 8KCAB (N90975), Charlottesvlle, VA, Substantial damage. Struck post laying in tall grass.

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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