# Incident 19800313038799I: Bbavia 7EC, Columbus, MT, March 13, 1980

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 13, 1980, 11:30 local time
- Place: Columbus, MT
- Airport: Municipal
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 45.6360° N, 109.2488° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Columbus, MT, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.6360&lon=-109.2488&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7525E, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N7525E) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Champion 7EC (registry code 21101NM, https://openairdocs.org/model/champion-7ec) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental C90 series (registry code 17009, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-c90-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BBAVIA 7EC
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,300 total, 8 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/19800313038799I

## Narrative

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

LOST DIRECTIONAL CONTROL AFTER A NEAR GROUND LOOP.

## Other reports on N7525E (2)

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

- [Accident 19890516012739A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890516012739A), May 16, 1989: Bbavia 7EC (N7525E), Saint George, UT, Substantial damage. Encountered wind gust on landing. Lost control. Departed runway stopping in field.
- [Accident 19770805022449A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770805022449A), Aug 5, 1977: Blanca 7EC (N7525E), Baker, MT, Substantial damage. T/d fast. Shoulders under construction,notamed.

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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