# Incident 19820724043139I: Bbavia 7ECA, Bessemer City, NC, July 24, 1982

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 24, 1982, 18:00 local time
- Place: Bessemer City, NC
- Airport: Rhyne Aero
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.2843° N, 81.2829° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Bessemer City, NC, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.2843&lon=-81.2829&mi=10
- Aircraft: N68515, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N68515) (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
- Reported engine: LYC O235*
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 500 total, 10 in this make and model, 4 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820724043139I

## Narrative

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

LANDING LONG,PILOT GUIDED AIRCRAFT OFF SIDE OF RUNWAY TO AVOID TREES,AIRCRAFT STRUCK UNDERBRUSH AND FLIPPED OVER.

## Other reports on N68515 (1)

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

- [Accident 19780515011149A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780515011149A), May 15, 1978: Blanca 7KCA/ (N68515), Burnsville, NC, Substantial damage. Cap search for downed acft. Looking to right in left turn.

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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