# Incident 19810817062879I: Bbavia 7KCAB, Brady, NE, August 17, 1981

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 17, 1981, 18:15 local time
- Place: Brady, NE
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Low Level Operations
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.0223° N, 100.3676° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Brady, NE, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.0223&lon=-100.3676&mi=10
- Aircraft: N57691, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N57691) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bellanca 7KCAB (registry code 1220701, https://openairdocs.org/model/bellanca-7kcab) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming IO-320 series (registry code 41509, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-io-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BBAVIA 7KCAB
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 400 total, 20 in this make and model, 10 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810817062879I

## Narrative

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

PILOT IN LOW LEVEL OPERATION FAILED TO SEE POWERLINE. BROKE 2 WIRES AND AIRCRAFT WINDSHIELD DAMAGED PROPELLER.

## Other reports on N57691 (1)

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

- [Accident 19750315006079A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19750315006079A), Mar 15, 1975: Blanca 7KCAB (N57691), Gothenburg, NE, 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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