# Incident 19800420044009I: Bbavia 7ECA, Wellsville, KS, April 20, 1980

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 20, 1980, 16:40 local time
- Place: Wellsville, KS
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Starting Engines
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.7177° N, 95.0779° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Wellsville, KS, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.7177&lon=-95.0779&mi=10
- Aircraft: N11095, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N11095) (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
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 270 total, 6 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/19800420044009I

## Narrative

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

AFTER HAND PROPPING, ENGINE WENT TO FULL RPM AND AIRCRAFT RAN INTO FARM POND. PROBLEM DUE TO A FAULTY CABLE CLAMP

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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