# Incident 20090810013099I: Bbavia 7KCAB, Independence, OR, August 10, 2009

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 10, 2009, 17:00 local time
- Place: Independence, OR
- Airport: Independence State
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 44.8672° N, 123.1982° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at INDEPENDENCE STATE (7S5), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.8672&lon=-123.1982&mi=10
- Aircraft: N41807, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N41807) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bellanca 7KCAB (registry code 1220701, https://openairdocs.org/model/bellanca-7kcab) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming IO-320 series (registry code 41509, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-io-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BBAVIA 7KCAB
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 5,129 total, 2 in this make and model, 28 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20090810013099I

## Narrative

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

(-23) AIRCRAFT WAS BEING USED FOR FAA CURRENCY REQUIREMENTS AND DOING TOUCH-AND-GO LANDINGS.  SCHUUR WAS IN REAR SEAT PROVIDING INSTRUCTION TO FRONT SEAT PILOT, BARTAUSKY.  AFTER THE 3RD TAKE-OFF THE CABIN DOOR DEPARTED THE AIRACRAFT AT APPROXIMATELY 100 FT AGL.  THE DOOR SCRAPED THE RH SIDE OF THE FUSELAGE AND HIT THE LEADING EDGE OF THE RH HORIZONTAL STABILIZER.

## Other reports on N41807 (3)

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

- [Accident 20021021030399A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20021021030399A), Oct 21, 2002: Bbavia 7KCAB (N41807), Fort Collins, CO, Destroyed. (-23) The aircraft touched down in a 3 point attitude and bounced. The pilot settled the aircraft back down but noticed he was off center line so he added…
- [Incident 19810726053779I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810726053779I), Jul 26, 1981: Bbavia 7KCAB (N41807), Whitewater, CO, Minor damage. Down draft on approach to runway on a hill. Wheels hit up grade short of runway. Damaged prop and gear.
- [Accident 19770226004269A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770226004269A), Feb 26, 1977: Blanca 7KCA/ (N41807), Mack, CO, Destroyed. Acft collided with cable 30FT above river.

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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