# Accident 19820130002319A: Bbavia 7AC, Redding, CA, January 30, 1982

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 30, 1982, 08:00 local time
- Place: Redding, CA
- Airport: Benton
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Starting Engines
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.6004° N, 122.4601° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.6004&lon=-122.4601&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1669E, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N1669E) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Aeronca 7AC (registry code 2110102, https://openairdocs.org/model/aeronca-7ac) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental A&C65 series (registry code 17003, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-a-c65-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BBAVIA 7AC
- Reported engine: CONT A65*
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 992 total, 15 in this make and model, 199 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX82DVG15](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX82DVG15) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820130002319A

## Narrative

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

HAND-PROPPED UNATTENDED, UNSECURED AIRPLANE. ENGINE STARTED. AIRPLANE RAN INTO A PARKED AIRCRAFT.

## 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 LAX82DVG15](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX82DVG15), Jan 30, 1982: Aeronca 7AC (N1669E), Redding, CA, substantial damage

## Other reports on N1669E (2)

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

- [Incident 19920616029199I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920616029199I), Jun 16, 1992: Bbavia 7AC (N1669E), Redding, CA. Partial engine failure. Forced landing in field. Found a stick forced into the fuel gascolator bowl.
- [Incident 19850202022239I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850202022239I), Feb 2, 1985: Bbavia 7AC (N1669E), Redding, CA, Minor damage. Ran off runway after touchdown in shifting wind conditions. Damage to left gear.

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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