# Accident 19830313007299A: Bbavia 7GC, Northome, MN, March 13, 1983

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 13, 1983, 15:30 local time
- Place: Northome, MN
- Airport: Northome
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 47.8880° N, 94.2581° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at NORTHOME MUNI (43Y), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=47.8880&lon=-94.2581&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8949R, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8949R) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Champion 7GC (registry code 21101N2, https://openairdocs.org/model/champion-7gc) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-290 series (registry code 41506, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-290-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BBAVIA 7GC
- Reported engine: LYC O320*
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 914 total, 57 in this make and model, 41 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI83LA136](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI83LA136) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830313007299A

## Narrative

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

ENCOUNTERED FREEZING RAIN. ELECTED TO LAND AT NEARBY AIRPORT. STRUCK A SNOWRIDGE LANDING ON A CLOSED RUNWAY.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB CHI83LA136](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI83LA136), Mar 13, 1983: Aeronca 7AC (N8949R), Northome, MN, substantial damage

## Other reports on N8949R (1)

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

- [Incident 19790422024679I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790422024679I), Apr 22, 1979: Blanca 7GC (N8949R), Bayard, NE, Minor damage. Nosed over after landing in a field hit soft spot while taxiing.

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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