# Accident 19800510014239A: Bbavia 7GCB, New Limerick, ME, May 10, 1980

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 10, 1980, 19:00 local time
- Place: New Limerick, ME
- Airport: Private
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 46.1012° N, 67.9600° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of New Limerick, ME, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=46.1012&lon=-67.9600&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9926Y, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9926Y) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Champion 7GCB (registry code 21101PC, https://openairdocs.org/model/champion-7gcb) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BBAVIA 7GCB
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 459 total, 101 in this make and model, 32 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC80DNC24](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC80DNC24) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800510014239A

## Narrative

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

LANDED ON SOFT, WET PRIVATE STRIP. AIRPLANE STRUCK A SOFT SPOT AND NOSED OVER.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB NYC80DNC24](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC80DNC24), May 10, 1980: Champion 7GCB (N9926Y), New Limerick, ME, substantial damage

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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