# Accident 19911224060539A: Bbavia 7KCAB, Aurora, CO, December 24, 1991

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 24, 1991, 14:45 local time
- Place: Aurora, CO
- Airport: Aurora Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.7408° N, 104.8604° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.7408&lon=-104.8604&mi=10
- Aircraft: N53883, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N53883) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bellanca 7KCAB (registry code 1220701, https://openairdocs.org/model/bellanca-7kcab) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming IO-320 series (registry code 41509, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-io-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BBAVIA 7KCAB
- Reported engine: LYC O320E2B
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 5,085 total, 97 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN92LA019](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN92LA019) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19911224060539A

## Narrative

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

STALLED WHILE SLIPPING TO REALIGN WITH RUNWAY. IMPACTED TAIL FIRST BROUNCED 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 DEN92LA019](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN92LA019), Dec 24, 1991: Bellanca 7KCAB (N53883), Aurora, CO, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT FAILED TO MAINTAIN CONTROL OF THE AIRCRAFT. A FACTOR WAS: IMPROPER SUPERVISION BY THE FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR.

## Other reports on N53883 (1)

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

- [Incident 19820522029619I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820522029619I), May 22, 1982: Bbavia 7KCAB (N53883), Denton, TX, Minor damage. Lost control landing tail wheel airplane in gusty crosswind. Ground looped.

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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