# Incident 19880911050039I: Bbavia 7GCBC, Austin, TX, September 11, 1988

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 11, 1988, 14:15 local time
- Place: Austin, TX
- Airport: Robert Mueller Municipal
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 30.2672° N, 97.7431° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Austin, TX, within about 10 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.2672&lon=-97.7431&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5047T, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5047T) (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
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 400 total, 6 in this make and model, 60 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880911050039I

## Narrative

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

LOST CONTROL WHEN GUST CAUGHT AIRCRAFT. CFI RATED PASSENGER TOOK CONTROL AND OVER CONTROLLED. GROUND LOOPED.

## Other reports on N5047T (1)

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

- [Incident 19890318025059I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890318025059I), Mar 18, 1989: Bbavia 7GCBC (N5047T), Campwood, TX. Engine began to sputter. Precautionary landing on road. Found fouled spark plug. Cleaned plug and took off.

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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