# Incident 19801115079799I: Bbavia 7GCBC, Buena Vista, CO, November 15, 1980

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 15, 1980, 16:30 local time
- Place: Buena Vista, CO
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.8299° N, 106.1407° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Buena Vista, CO, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.8299&lon=-106.1407&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8322V, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8322V) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Champion 7GCAA (registry code 21101N8, https://openairdocs.org/model/champion-7gcaa) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BBAVIA 7GCBC
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 170 total, 70 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/19801115079799I

## Narrative

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

PILOT TAXIING IN SNOW COVERED PASTURE, STRUCK A ROCK. RIGHT MAIN COLLAPSED WHEN BOLT FAILED AT THE ATTACH POINT.

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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