# Incident 19790202004459I: Bbavia 7ECA, Minneapolis, MN, February 2, 1979

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 2, 1979, 14:56 local time
- Place: Minneapolis, MN
- Airport: Flying Cloud
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 44.8275° N, 93.4586° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at FLYING CLOUD (FCM), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.8275&lon=-93.4586&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2725Z, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2725Z) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bellanca 7ECA (registry code 1220460, https://openairdocs.org/model/bellanca-7eca) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-235 series (registry code 41505, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-235-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BBAVIA 7ECA
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 16 total, 16 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/19790202004459I

## Narrative

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

VEERED OFF SIDE OF RUNWAY ON TAKEOFF, STRUCK SNOWBANK.

## Other reports on N2725Z (1)

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

- [Incident 19801020075439I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19801020075439I), Oct 20, 1980: Bbavia 7ECA (N2725Z), Eden Prairie, MN, Minor damage. Pilot allowed the tail to come up and propeller to strike the runway after landing. Applied brakes stick not back.

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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