# Accident 19831114057449A: Bbavia 7ECA, St Joseph, MO, November 14, 1983

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 14, 1983, 15:30 local time
- Place: St Joseph, MO
- Airport: Rosecrans Memoria
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.7719° N, 94.9097° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at , within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.7719&lon=-94.9097&mi=10
- Aircraft: N53842, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N53842) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bellanca 7ECA (registry code 1220460, https://openairdocs.org/model/bellanca-7eca) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BBAVIA 7ECA
- Reported engine: LYC O235C1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,100 total, 45 in this make and model, 20 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MKC84LA021](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC84LA021) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19831114057449A

## Narrative

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

LEFT MAIN LANDING GEAR ATTACH BOLT FAILED DURING A TOUCH AND GO. LEFT GEAR COLLAPSED ON NEXT LANDING.

## 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 MKC84LA021](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC84LA021), Nov 14, 1983: Bellanca 7ECA (N53842), St. Joseph, MO, substantial damage

## Other reports on N53842 (1)

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

- [Incident 20190810013649I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20190810013649I), Aug 10, 2019: Bellanca 7ECA (N53842), Marion, IA, Minor damage. Landing to the right of the pavement in grass area of runway 17. Student and instructor experienced a hard landing in which the aircraft bounced twice and…

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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