# Accident 19900206001749A: Bbavia 7KCAB, Burlington, CO, February 6, 1990

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 6, 1990, 14:30 local time
- Place: Burlington, CO
- Airport: Kit Carson County Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.2998° N, 102.2709° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.2998&lon=-102.2709&mi=10
- Aircraft: N11641 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: BBAVIA 7KCAB
- Reported engine: LYC IO320E2A
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 10,100 total, 125 in this make and model, 35 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN90LA051](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN90LA051) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900206001749A

## Narrative

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

STUDENT LOST CONTROL ON TAKEOFF ROLL. CFI UNABLE TO CORRECT, AIRCRAFT GROUND LOOPED INTO SNOWBANK AND FLIPPED 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 DEN90LA051](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN90LA051), Feb 6, 1990: Bellanca 7KCAB (N11641), Burlington, CO, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE FAILURE OF THE DUAL STUDENT TO CORRECT A GROUND LOOP SWERVE DURING TAKEOFF GROUND RUN. INADEQUATE SUPERVISION BY THE CFI WAS A FACTOR IN THE ACCIDENT.

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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