# Accident 19860103000629A: Bbavia 7ECA, Hope, ND, January 3, 1986

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 3, 1986, 16:30 local time
- Place: Hope, ND
- Airport: Private
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Aborted (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 47.3208° N, 97.7107° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=47.3208&lon=-97.7107&mi=10
- Aircraft: N50384, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N50384) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bellanca 7ECA (registry code 1220460, https://openairdocs.org/model/bellanca-7eca) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-235 series (registry code 41505, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-235-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BBAVIA 7ECA
- Reported engine: LYC O235K2C
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 277 total, 85 in this make and model, 40 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN86LA062](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN86LA062) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860103000629A

## Narrative

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

LEFT THE CARBURETOR HEAT ON DURING THE DOWNWIND TAKEOFF ON SNOW COVERED RUNWAY. ABORTED, HIT SNOW BANK, NOSED OVER.

## 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 DEN86LA062](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN86LA062), Jan 3, 1986: Bellanca 7ECA (N50384), Hope, ND, 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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