# Incident 19780730047339I: Bbavia 7KCAB, Eliot, ME, July 30, 1978

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 30, 1978, 14:00 local time
- Place: Eliot, ME
- Airport: Littlebrook
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 43.1531° N, 70.8001° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Eliot, ME, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.1531&lon=-70.8001&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8888N, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8888N) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Champion 7KCAB (registry code 21101P3, https://openairdocs.org/model/champion-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
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 100 total, 50 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/19780730047339I

## Narrative

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

LEFT BRAKE INOPERATIVE DUE TO FLUID LEAK OUT OF THE B NUT. PILOT RAN OFF RUNWAY DURING LANDING.

## Other reports on N8888N (1)

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

- [Accident 19840625033089A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840625033089A), Jun 25, 1984: Bbavia 7KCAB (N8888N), Egg Harbor Town, NJ, Destroyed. At 300FT asl nosed pitched down controls jammed. Impacted 30FT deep water. Further damage during recovery.

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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