# Incident 19800703059449I: Bbavia 7ECA, Fairbanks, AK, July 3, 1980

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 3, 1980, 15:30 local time
- Place: Fairbanks, AK
- Airport: International
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 64.8378° N, 147.7164° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Fairbanks, AK, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=64.8378&lon=-147.7164&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1042E, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N1042E) (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: 45 total, 45 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/19800703059449I

## Narrative

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

FRONT TAILSPRING BOLT SHEARED, ALLOWING TAILSPRING AND TAILWHEEL TO FALL FREE.

## Other reports on N1042E (2)

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

- [Accident 19860406009749A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860406009749A), Apr 6, 1986: Bbavia 7ECA (N1042E), Fairbanks, AK, Substantial damage. Took off on icy road in a ski plane. Could not clear road sign ahead. Aborted takeoff. Right wing struck the sign.
- [Accident 19780614012359A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780614012359A), Jun 14, 1978: Blanca 7ECA (N1042E), Fairbanks,Ak, AK, 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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