# Accident 19841015056359A: Bbavia 7EC, Machias, ME, October 15, 1984

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 15, 1984, 18:30 local time
- Place: Machias, ME
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 44.7006° N, 67.4786° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Machias, ME, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.7006&lon=-67.4786&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4308C, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4308C) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Champion 7EC (registry code 21101NM, https://openairdocs.org/model/champion-7ec) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental C90 series (registry code 17009, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-c90-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BBAVIA 7EC
- Reported engine: CONT C9012F
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 770 total, 62 in this make and model, 46 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC85LA010](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC85LA010) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19841015056359A

## Narrative

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

ENGINE QUIT AFTER HIGH OIL TEMPERATURE INDICATION. FLOAT PLANE STRUCK BOULDERS IN RIVER.

## 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 NYC85LA010](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC85LA010), Oct 15, 1984: Bellanca 7EC (N4308C), Machias, 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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