# Incident 19820803054079I: Bbavia 7AC, Caledonia, MN, August 3, 1982

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 3, 1982, 19:35 local time
- Place: Caledonia, MN
- Airport: Houston Co
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 43.5964° N, 91.5039° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at HOUSTON COUNTY (CHU), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.5964&lon=-91.5039&mi=10
- Aircraft: N81545, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N81545) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Aeronca 7AC (registry code 2110102, https://openairdocs.org/model/aeronca-7ac) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental C85 series (registry code 17008, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-c85-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BBAVIA 7AC
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 14,000 total, 2,000 in this make and model, 80 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820803054079I

## Narrative

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

PILOT LANDED ON GRASSY AREA ADJACENT TO RUNWAY. RAN INTO A CULVERT HIDDEN BY TALL GRASS. RUNWAY CLOSED. LOW FUEL.

## Other reports on N81545 (3)

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

- [Incident 20221029017579I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20221029017579I), Oct 29, 2022: Aeronca 7AC (N81545), White Bear Lake, MN, Minor damage. [privacy data omitted] 6MN9 rwy 12 the PIC was in the rear seat and his son was a passenger in the front seat. After taxing out to the runway, just prior to…
- [Incident 20050404014419I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20050404014419I), Apr 4, 2005: Bbavia 7AC (N81545), Blaine, MN. (-23) The on site investigation indicated the right fuel tank pick up line was partially restricted by a lint type material and possible bug debris. The…
- [Incident 19890506021949I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890506021949I), May 6, 1989: Bbavia 7AC (N81545), Savage, MN. Fuel starvation. Forced landing in field. Pilot stated obstructed vents in fuel cap may have stopped fuel flow.

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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