# Incident 19800405045849I: Bbavia 7ECA, Minneapolis, MN, April 5, 1980

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 5, 1980, 13:30 local time
- Place: Minneapolis, MN
- Airport: Anoka Co
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 44.9800° N, 93.2638° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Minneapolis, MN, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.9800&lon=-93.2638&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9976Y, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9976Y) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Champion 7ECA (registry code 21101NN, https://openairdocs.org/model/champion-7eca) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental 0-200 series (registry code 17020, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-200-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BBAVIA 7ECA
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 0 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/19800405045849I

## Narrative

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

TAXIING AIRCRAFT STRUCK PARKED AIRCRAFT WHILE TAXIING TO BE FUELED.

## Other reports on N9976Y (2)

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

- [Accident 20260204001109A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20260204001109A), Feb 4, 2026: Champion 7ECA (N9976Y), St. George, UT, Substantial damage. Pilot was conducting solo touch and go landings. On the final landing the pilot was not accustom to the heal brakes in the front seat. As the pilot use left…
- [Incident 20070916831559I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20070916831559I), Sep 16, 2007: Bbavia 7ECA (N9976Y), Harvey, ND, Minor damage. (-23) The pilot of this flight is a student pilot with an expired student pilot/medical certificate conducted a cross country flight for which he was not…

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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