# Incident 19830118006819I: Bbavia 7ECA, Haslett, MI, January 18, 1983

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 18, 1983, 16:00 local time
- Place: Haslett, MI
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.7510° N, 84.3968° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Haslett, MI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.7510&lon=-84.3968&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5036N, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5036N) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bellanca 7ECA (registry code 1220460, https://openairdocs.org/model/bellanca-7eca) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BBAVIA 7ECA
- Reported engine: LYC O235*
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 300 total, 40 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/19830118006819I

## Narrative

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

ON TAXIING FOR TAKEOFF ON A FROZEN LAKE AIRCRAFT BROKE THROUGH THE ICE. DEPTH OF WATER 1-1/2 FEET.

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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