# Accident 19830813040989A: Bbavia 7GCBC, New Canada Plan, ME, August 13, 1983

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 13, 1983, 16:30 local time
- Place: New Canada Plan, ME
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Aircraft: N7693S (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: BBAVIA 7GCBC
- Reported engine: LYC O320A2D
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 6,500 total, 150 in this make and model, 90 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC83FNC11](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC83FNC11) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830813040989A

## Narrative

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

ENGINE QUIT DUE TO WATER IN FUEL. CRASH LANDED IN AN OPEN FIELD. HAD SECOND PASSENGER ONBOARD SITTING ON A STOOL.

## 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 NYC83FNC11](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC83FNC11), Aug 13, 1983: Bellanca 7GCBC (N7693S), Fort Kent, ME, substantial damage

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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