# Incident 19780605044629I: Bbavia 7AC, Kenai, AK, June 5, 1978

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 5, 1978, 09:00 local time
- Place: Kenai, AK
- Airport: Municipal
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Touch And Go Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 60.5618° N, 151.2105° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Kenai, AK, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=60.5618&lon=-151.2105&mi=10
- Aircraft: N83995, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N83995) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Champion 7AC (registry code 21101MA, https://openairdocs.org/model/champion-7ac) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental A&C65 series (registry code 17003, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-a-c65-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BBAVIA 7AC
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 230 total, 22 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780605044629I

## Narrative

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

RIGHT MAIN SEPARATED AT LIFTOFF DUE TO A BROKEN BOLT IN THE OLEO ASSEMBLY.

## Other reports on N83995 (1)

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

- [Accident 19960605012789A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960605012789A), Jun 5, 1996: Bbavia 7AC (N83995), Clear, AK, Substantial damage. Door came open on takeoff. Aborted and ran off end runway trying to keep a pet dog in aircraft. Rough remote strip.

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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