# Incident 19850719049329I: Bbavia 7CCM, Old Town, ME, July 19, 1985

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 19, 1985, 09:20 local time
- Place: Old Town, ME
- Airport: Private
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 44.9342° N, 68.6453° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Old Town, ME, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.9342&lon=-68.6453&mi=10
- Aircraft: N83426, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N83426) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Aeronca 7AC (registry code 2110102, https://openairdocs.org/model/aeronca-7ac) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental C90-8F (registry code 17181, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-c90-8f) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BBAVIA 7CCM
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 300 total, 25 in this make and model, 5 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850719049329I

## Narrative

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

LANDED SHORT OF RUNWAY AND LOST CONTROL OF AIRCRAFT.

## Other reports on N83426 (2)

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

- [Incident 20240105000609I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20240105000609I), Jan 5, 2024: Aeronca 7AC (N83426), Maybee, MI, Minor damage. The pilot was attempting to land on a private grass Airstrip that was approximately 2000 feet long. The pilot stated that on approach, he realized that he was…
- [Incident 19930129004069I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930129004069I), Jan 29, 1993: Bbavia 7CCM (N83426), Bucksport, ME, Minor damage. On landing rollout aircraft veered left and struck a snowbank. Found tail wheel spring had broke.

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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