# Incident 19861127079029I: Bbavia 7ECA, Novi, MI, November 27, 1986

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 27, 1986, 11:30 local time
- Place: Novi, MI
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.4785° N, 83.4868° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Novi, MI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.4785&lon=-83.4868&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5253X, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5253X-1998-01-22) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Champion 7ECA (registry code 21101NN, https://openairdocs.org/model/champion-7eca) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BBAVIA 7ECA
- Reported engine: LYC O235C1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,289 total, 125 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/19861127079029I

## Narrative

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

ENGINE LOST POWER ON TAKEOFF. PILOT SAFELY LANDED AIRCRAFT. MIXTURE CONTROL CABLE FOUND LOOSE.

## Other reports on N5253X (1)

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

- [Accident 19970604018479A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970604018479A), Jun 4, 1997: Bbavia 7ECA (N5253X), Gregory, MI, Substantial damage. (.4)After checking the windsocks at each end of the runway, the pilot selected runway 20 for departure. During the initial climb, the airplane began to…

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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