# Incident 19830626048369I: Bbavia 7GC, Gillette, WY, June 26, 1983

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 26, 1983, 18:10 local time
- Place: Gillette, WY
- Airport: Municipal
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 44.2726° N, 105.4989° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Gillette, WY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.2726&lon=-105.4989&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8947R, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8947R) (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 O290D2B
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 250 total, 120 in this make and model, 4 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830626048369I

## Narrative

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

ENGINE FAILURE EN ROUTE. MADE IT TO AN AIRPORT. EXHAUST VALVE HEAD SEPARATED IN #3 CYLINDER. DAMAGED OTHER CYLINDER

## Other reports on N8947R (1)

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

- [Accident 19930614017849A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930614017849A), Jun 14, 1993: Bbavia 7GC (N8947R), Gillette, WY, Substantial damage. Lost directional control on landing over controlled swerve. Turned sharply. Collapsed left main. Unskilled in type.

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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