# Accident 19880326006579A: Bbavia 8GCBC, Indianapolis, IN, March 26, 1988

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 26, 1988, 12:15 local time
- Place: Indianapolis, IN
- Airport: Indianapolis International
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.9508° N, 86.2693° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.9508&lon=-86.2693&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5044G, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5044G) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bellanca 8GCBC (registry code 1220803, https://openairdocs.org/model/bellanca-8gcbc) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BBAVIA 8GCBC
- Reported engine: LYC O360C2E
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 21,506 total, 81 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI88LA085](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI88LA085) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880326006579A

## Narrative

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

BLOWN OVER BY A WIND GUST TURNING OFF THE RUNWAY AFTER LANDING FROM A GLIDER TOW.

## 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 CHI88LA085](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI88LA085), Mar 26, 1988: Bellanca 8GCBC (N5044G), Indianapolis, IN, 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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