# Incident 19801020075439I: Bbavia 7ECA, Eden Prairie, MN, October 20, 1980

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 20, 1980, 18:45 local time
- Place: Eden Prairie, MN
- Airport: Flying Cloud
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Ops On Grnd From Ldg/Rtrcrft
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 44.8275° N, 93.4586° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at FLYING CLOUD (FCM), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.8275&lon=-93.4586&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2725Z, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2725Z) (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: 129 total, 110 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/19801020075439I

## Narrative

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

PILOT ALLOWED THE TAIL TO COME UP AND PROPELLER TO STRIKE THE RUNWAY AFTER LANDING. APPLIED BRAKES STICK NOT BACK.

## Other reports on N2725Z (1)

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

- [Incident 19790202004459I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790202004459I), Feb 2, 1979: Bbavia 7ECA (N2725Z), Minneapolis, MN, Minor damage. Veered off side of runway on takeoff, struck snowbank.

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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