# Incident 19820411014679I: Bbavia 7CCM, Faith, SD, April 11, 1982

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 11, 1982, 17:00 local time
- Place: Faith, SD
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Starting Engines
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 45.0253° N, 102.0371° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Faith, SD, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.0253&lon=-102.0371&mi=10
- Aircraft: N85257, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N85257) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: American Champion 7AC (registry code 2120005, https://openairdocs.org/model/american-champion-7ac) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental C85 series (registry code 17008, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-c85-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BBAVIA 7CCM
- Reported engine: CONT C90*
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 350 total, 65 in this make and model, 15 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820411014679I

## Narrative

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

PILOT HAND PROPPED AIRCRAFT. ENGINE STARTED. AIRPLANE RAN INTO A FENCE. UNSECURED AIRCRAFT HAD NO PARKING BRAKE.

## Other reports on N85257 (1)

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

- [Accident 19970409005519A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970409005519A), Apr 9, 1997: Bbavia 7CCM (N85257), Carson, ND, Substantial damage. (-23) Pilot departed private farm strip (23 miles south of Carson, ND) wit h wife on board, to look for strayed cattle. 15 minutes into flight engine lost RPM.…

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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