# Accident 19960423010639A: Bbavia 7KCAB, Tucson, AZ, April 23, 1996

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 23, 1996, 08:25 local time
- Place: Tucson, AZ
- Airport: Avra Valley Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.2202° N, 110.9694° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.2202&lon=-110.9694&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: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 157 total, 31 in this make and model, 4 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX96LA176](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX96LA176) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960423010639A

## Narrative

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

DRIFTED NEAR EDGE RUNWAY DUE WIND GUST. LEFT WING COLLIDED WITH BACKHOE PARKED NEAR RUNWAY. BACKHOE UNATTENDED.

## 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 LAX96LA176](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX96LA176), Apr 23, 1996: Bellanca 7KCAB (N333JS), Tucson, AZ, substantial damage. Probable cause: failure of the pilot to adequately compensate for gusting crosswind conditions and to maintain directional control. A factor in the accident was unattended construction equipment parked in close…

## Other reports on N333JS (1)

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

- [Accident 19950407009379A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950407009379A), Apr 7, 1995: Bbavia 7KCAB (N333JS), Tucson, AZ, Substantial damage. Lost directional control landing in quartering crosswind. Ground looped. Low time in tail dragger and strong wind.

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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