# Incident 19890704036889I: Bbavia 7GCAA, Frankfort, MI, July 4, 1989

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 4, 1989, 19:25 local time
- Place: Frankfort, MI
- Airport: City-County Airport
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 44.6368° N, 86.2320° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Frankfort, MI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.6368&lon=-86.2320&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8371V, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8371V) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Champion 7GCAA (registry code 21101N8, https://openairdocs.org/model/champion-7gcaa) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BBAVIA 7GCAA
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 300 total, 50 in this make and model, 20 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890704036889I

## Narrative

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

RIGHT LANDING GEAR FAILED ON TAKEOFF DURING GLIDER TOW. BOLT HOLDING OLEO STRUT IN PLACE FAILED.

## Other reports on N8371V (2)

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

- [Accident 20000330043169A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000330043169A), Mar 30, 2000: Bbavia 7GCAA (N8371V), Arlington, SD, Substantial damage. (-23) Instructor and private pilot student were doing touch and go's at Arlington, SD. On the return flight to brookings at 1000 feet level, they simualted an…
- [Accident 19740630024219A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740630024219A), Jun 30, 1974: Blanca 7GCAA (N8371V), Frankfort, MI, Substantial damage. Hit a Cessna 182 minor dmg and a Piper aztec substantial dmg. Loose centering mechanism.

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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