# Incident 19980903035699I: Bbavia 8KCAB, Dayton, OH, September 3, 1998

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 3, 1998, 18:30 local time
- Place: Dayton, OH
- Airport: Moraine Air Park Airport
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.6821° N, 84.2400° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at MORAINE AIR PARK (I73), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.6821&lon=-84.2400&mi=10
- Aircraft: N775AC, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N775AC) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: American Champion 8KCAB (registry code 2121000, https://openairdocs.org/model/american-champion-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
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Student
- Pilot flight hours: 295 total, 14 in this make and model, 10 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980903035699I

## Narrative

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

(-5) ON SEPTEMBER 3, 1998, AT 1830 EDT, AN AMERICAN CHAMPION 8KCAB, N775AC, LOST CONTROL AND DID A GROUND LOOP UPON LANDING AT MORAINE AIRPORT, OHIO (I73) WHILE ON A STUDENT SOLO FLIGHT. NO VFR FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED. THE AIRCRAFT RECEIVED MINOR DAMAGE. THE STUDENT PILOT WAS NOT INJURED. THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED AT DAYTON, OHIO (DAY) ON SEPTEMBER 3, 1998 AT 1745 EDT.

## Other reports on N775AC (1)

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

- [Incident 20150722013909I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20150722013909I), Jul 22, 2015: American Champion Aircraft 8KCAB (N775AC), Willow, AK, Minor damage. Full trim on the citabria aircraft can be activated very quickly, almost instantly. The pic/cfi and student were flying a simulated "elevator out" approach…

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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