# Incident 19830322017439I: Bbavia 7AC, Fairmont, NE, March 22, 1983

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 22, 1983, 10:00 local time
- Place: Fairmont, NE
- Airport: Fairmont
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Starting Engines
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.6336° N, 97.5850° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Fairmont, NE, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.6336&lon=-97.5850&mi=10
- Aircraft: N467AC, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N467AC) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Aeronca 7AC (registry code 2110102, https://openairdocs.org/model/aeronca-7ac) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental A&C65 series (registry code 17003, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-a-c65-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BBAVIA 7AC
- Reported engine: CONT A658
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,500 total, 1 in this make and model, 5 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830322017439I

## Narrative

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

PILOT STARTED ENGINE BY HAND PROPPING. UNSECURED AIRCRAFT RAN THROUGH A FENCE AND STRUCK A PARKED VEHICLE.

## Other reports on N467AC (1)

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

- [Accident 19851025056279A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19851025056279A), Oct 25, 1985: Bbavia 7AC (N467AC), Ogallala, NE, Substantial damage. Veered off runway during gusty crosswind landing. Struck a dirt bank and left main gear collapsed.

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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