# Accident 19980127012669A: Bbavia 8KCAB, Van Nuys, CA, January 27, 1998

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 27, 1998, 12:30 local time
- Place: Van Nuys, CA
- Airport: Van Nuys Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.1898° N, 118.4899° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.1898&lon=-118.4899&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7921S, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7921S-2013-08-28) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bellanca 8KCAB (registry code 1220801, https://openairdocs.org/model/bellanca-8kcab) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming AEIO-360 series (registry code 41522, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-aeio-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BBAVIA 8KCAB
- Reported engine: LYC AEIO320E1B
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Student
- Pilot flight hours: 47 total, 26 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX98LA078](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX98LA078) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980127012669A

## Narrative

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

LOST CONTROL ON TAKEOFF. STRUCK SEVERAL PARKED AIRCRAFT. LOOKING AT CFI ABILITIES. (.4) WHILE ON THE TAKEOFF ROLL THE AIRCRAFT PULLED HARD TO THE LEFT AND THE PILOT COUNTERACTED WITH FULL RIGHT RUDDER. THE AIRCRAFT DEPARTED THE RUNWAY, CROSSED A GRASS AREA AND A TAXIWAY, AND CONTINUED TO A RAMP AREA. THE PILOT WAS UNABLE TO STOP THE ACCIDENT AIRCRAFT FROM IMPACTING TWO PARKED AIRCRAFT. WINDS AT THE TIME WERE FROM 090 DEGREES AT 7 KNOTS. THE AIRCRAFT WAS EXAMINED ON-SCENE AND NO MECHANICAL DIFFICULTIES WERE NOTED WITH THE BRAKES. FLIGHT CONTROL CONTINUITY WAS ESTABLISHED ON SCENE. (-23) BELLANCA N7921S ATTEMPTED TAKEOFF FROM VNY AIRPORT, PILOT LOST CONTROL, VEERED OFF THE RUNWAY AND CRASHED INTO TWO PARKED AIRCRAFT. SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE BELLANCA AND THE TWO OTHER AIRCRAFT. FLIGHT CONTROL CONTINUITY WAS ESTABLISHED AT THE SCENE. RECOMMEND OPS. LOOK INTO QUALIFICATIONS OF FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR.

## 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 LAX98LA078](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX98LA078), Jan 27, 1998: Bellanca 8KCAB (N7921S), Van Nuys, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The student pilot's inadequate compensation for the existing crosswind condition and failure to maintain directional control. A related factor was the crosswind.

## Other reports on N7921S (2)

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

- [Accident 19920607021139A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920607021139A), Jun 7, 1992: Bbavia 8KCAB (N7921S), Wallace, NC, Substantial damage. Lost directional control landing in crosswind. Weather vaned. Tried go around but engine failed to respond.
- [Incident 19881109062049I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19881109062049I), Nov 9, 1988: Bbavia 8KCAB (N7921S), Mt Pleasant, SC, Minor damage. Overcontrolled during bounced landing causing prop to strike runway. Recovered and taxied to ramp.

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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