# Incident 19860315065319I: Bbavia 7ECA, Springfield, OH, March 15, 1986

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 15, 1986, 16:20 local time
- Place: Springfield, OH
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.9289° N, 83.7942° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Springfield, OH, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.9289&lon=-83.7942&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5069R, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5069R-1990-07-12) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bellanca 7ECA (registry code 1220460, https://openairdocs.org/model/bellanca-7eca) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BBAVIA 7ECA
- Reported engine: LYC O235K2C
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 720 total, 60 in this make and model, 80 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860315065319I

## Narrative

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

ENGINE QUIT DURING ACROBATIC MANEUVER, FORCED LANDING IN A FIELD. FOUND FAULTY CARBURATOR.

## Other reports on N5069R (2)

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

- [Incident 19830324015869I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830324015869I), Mar 24, 1983: Bbavia 7ECA (N5069R), Berrien Springs, MI, Minor damage. Student pilot shoved the stick forward after leveling off. Hard landing damaged propeller.
- [Incident 19820803047639I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820803047639I), Aug 3, 1982: Bbavia 7ECA (N5069R), Berrien Springs, MI, Minor damage. Pilot bounced on landing then touched down tail high and prop hit runway.

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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