# Incident 19940125003359I: Bbavia 8GCBC, Ft Myers, FL, January 25, 1994

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 25, 1994, 15:30 local time
- Place: Ft Myers, FL
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 26.6406° N, 81.8723° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Fort Myers, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=26.6406&lon=-81.8723&mi=10
- Aircraft: N53925, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N53925-2003-05-01) (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
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,140 total, 850 in this make and model, 15 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940125003359I

## Narrative

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

NARRATIVE: PILOT STATED THAT HE DEPARTED PANAMA CITY, FL. ON A FLIGHT TO FT MYERS, FL. FOR THE PURPOSE OF BANNER TOWING IN THE FT. MYERS AREA, NORTH OF FT. MYERS THE ENGINE BEGAN TO RUN ROUGH AND THE PILOT ELECTED TO MAKE A PRECAUTIONARY LANDING. THERE WERE NO INJURY OR DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT. THE PILOT FLEW NON STOP FROM PANAMA CITY TO FT. MYERS WITH OUT REFUELING. A VISUAL INSPECTION OF THE FUEL TANKS BY THE POLICE REVEALED THAT THERE WAS NO FUEL IN THE RIGHT TANK. THE LEFT TANK WAS CHECKED BY USING A METAL ROD, NO FUEL WAS FOUND. THE AIRCRAFT WAS LIFTED TO LEVEL FLIGHT ATTITUDE AND A SMALL AMOUNT OF FUEL WAS FOUND IN THE LEFT TANK AND THE FUEL GAUGE READ EMPTY. THE PILOT STATED THAT HE DIDN'T KNOW HOW MUCH FUEL THE AIRCRAFT USED PER HOUR. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ THIS REPORT IS CLOSED.

## Other reports on N53925 (2)

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

- [Accident 19940911036949A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940911036949A), Sep 11, 1994: Bbavia 8GCBC (N53925), Panama City Bea, FL, Substantial damage. Too high for landing. Began go around. Right main gear tangled with banner on runway. Dragged wing. Nosed over.
- [Accident 19850608023509A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850608023509A), Jun 8, 1985: Bbavia 8GCBC (N53925), Panama City, FL, Substantial damage. Lost control during crosswind takeoff. Struck drainage ditch and cartwheeled.

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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