# Accident 19891029043649A: Bbavia 8GCBC, Churchville, MD, October 29, 1989

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 29, 1989, 09:50 local time
- Place: Churchville, MD
- Airport: Harford County Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Go Round (Aborted VFR)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.8105° N, 76.5304° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.8105&lon=-76.5304&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7871S, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7871S-2018-05-31) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bellanca 8GCBC (registry code 1220803, https://openairdocs.org/model/bellanca-8gcbc) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming O&VO-360 series (registry code 41514, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-vo-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BBAVIA 8GCBC
- Reported engine: LYC O360C2A
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB BFO90LA005](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/BFO90LA005) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19891029043649A

## Narrative

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

ON TOUCHDOWN SAW PLANE LANDING OPPOSITE RUNWAY. BEGAN GO AROUND, BANKED HIGH TO AVOID. WING HIT POLE. NOSED OVER.

## 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 BFO90LA005](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/BFO90LA005), Oct 29, 1989: Bellanca 8GCBC (N7871S), Churchville, MD, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT NOT MAINTAINING ADEQUATE CLEARANCE FROM THE WIND SOCK DURING AN ABORTED LANDING. A CONTRIBUTING FACTOR WAS THE PRESENCE OF ANOTHER AIRCRAFT.

## Other reports on N7871S (1)

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

- [Accident 19790926024159A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790926024159A), Sep 26, 1979: Blanca 8GCBC (N7871S), Wellington, CO, Substantial damage. Aircraft was blown over by gusty wind on landings.

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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