# Accident 19940911036949A: Bbavia 8GCBC, Panama City Bea, FL, September 11, 1994

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 11, 1994, 14:45 local time
- Place: Panama City Bea, FL
- Airport: Buchanan Stol
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Go Round (Aborted VFR)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 30.1996° N, 85.7892° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.1996&lon=-85.7892&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
- Reported engine: LYC O360C2E
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,650 total, 598 in this make and model, 200 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA94LA210](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA94LA210) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940911036949A

## Narrative

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

TOO HIGH FOR LANDING. BEGAN GO AROUND. RIGHT MAIN GEAR TANGLED WITH BANNER ON RUNWAY. DRAGGED WING. 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 MIA94LA210](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA94LA210), Sep 11, 1994: Bellanca 8GCBC (N53925), Panama City Bch, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO SEE AND AVOID THE BANNER.

## Other reports on N53925 (2)

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

- [Incident 19940125003359I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940125003359I), Jan 25, 1994: Bbavia 8GCBC (N53925), Ft Myers, FL. 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.…
- [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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