# Incident 19830730036769I: Bbavia 7GCBC, New London, CT, July 30, 1983

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 30, 1983, 13:10 local time
- Place: New London, CT
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.3330° N, 72.0962° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of New London, CT, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.3330&lon=-72.0962&mi=10
- Aircraft: N86970, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N86970-2017-02-28) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bellanca 7GCBC (registry code 1220601, https://openairdocs.org/model/bellanca-7gcbc) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BBAVIA 7GCBC
- Reported engine: LYC O320*
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,000 total, 10 in this make and model, 350 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830730036769I

## Narrative

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

ENGINE QUIT WHILE TOWING A BANNER. DITCHED IN RIVER. SUSPECT FUEL CONTAMINATION. NO WAIVER FOR BANNER TOW.

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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