# Incident 19821212068709I: Bbavia 7GCAA, Montevallo, AL, December 12, 1982

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 12, 1982, 16:15 local time
- Place: Montevallo, AL
- Airport: Montevallo
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Idling Engines
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.1261° N, 86.8477° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Montevallo, AL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.1261&lon=-86.8477&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7559F, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N7559F) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Champion 7GCAA (registry code 21101N8, https://openairdocs.org/model/champion-7gcaa) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-235 series (registry code 41505, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-235-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BBAVIA 7GCAA
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 230 total, 30 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/19821212068709I

## Narrative

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

PASSENGER AT CONTROLS ON HAND STARTING. ENGINE STARTED PASSENGER HIT BRAKES TO STOP AND AIRCRAFT NOSED OVER.

## Other reports on N7559F (1)

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

- [Accident 19850901042399A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850901042399A), Sep 1, 1985: Bbavia 7GCAA (N7559F), Alabaster, AL, Substantial damage. After glider tow and release returned for landing. Landed downwind and gust of wind caused aircraft to flip over.

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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