# Accident 19950407009379A: Bbavia 7KCAB, Tucson, AZ, April 7, 1995

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 7, 1995, 16:00 local time
- Place: Tucson, AZ
- Airport: La Cholla Airpark Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.3292° N, 110.9792° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.3292&lon=-110.9792&mi=10
- Aircraft: N333JS, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N333JS) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bellanca 7KCAB (registry code 1220701, https://openairdocs.org/model/bellanca-7kcab) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming AEIO-320 series (registry code 41500, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-aeio-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BBAVIA 7KCAB
- Reported engine: LYC AEIO320E2B
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 120 total, 10 in this make and model, 11 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX95LA156](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX95LA156) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950407009379A

## Narrative

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

LOST DIRECTIONAL CONTROL LANDING IN QUARTERING CROSSWIND. GROUND LOOPED. LOW TIME IN TAIL DRAGGER AND STRONG WIND.

## 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 LAX95LA156](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX95LA156), Apr 7, 1995: Bellanca 7KCAB (N333JS), Tucson, AZ, substantial damage. Probable cause: the pilot's inadequate compensation for the prevailing wind conditions which resulted in an inadvertent ground loop. The crosswind and the pilot's lack of familiarity with the aircraft are factors in…

## Other reports on N333JS (1)

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

- [Accident 19960423010639A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960423010639A), Apr 23, 1996: Bbavia 7KCAB (N333JS), Tucson, AZ, Substantial damage. Drifted near edge runway due wind gust. Left wing collided with backhoe parked near runway. Backhoe unattended.

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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