# Incident 19870519068399I: Bbavia 7GCB, Charlotte, VT, May 19, 1987

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 19, 1987, 18:00 local time
- Place: Charlotte, VT
- Airport: E A Deeds Farm
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 44.2912° N, 73.2832° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at E A DEEDS FARM (VT12), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.2912&lon=-73.2832&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8993R, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8993R) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Champion 7GCB (registry code 21101PC, https://openairdocs.org/model/champion-7gcb) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BBAVIA 7GCB
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,543 total, 48 in this make and model
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870519068399I

## Narrative

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

GEAR LEG FAILED DURING TAXI ON GRASS AIRPORT. STRESS CRACK CAUSED STRUT TO BREAK OFF AT THE TOP OF THE STRUT.

## Other reports on N8993R (1)

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

- [Incident 20050620011939I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20050620011939I), Jun 20, 2005: Bbavia 7GCB (N8993R), Burlington, VT, Minor damage. (-23) Pilot was cleared to land runway 15 (btv). Pilot indicated approach and landing were normal. As the aircraft decelerated on the runway it drifted to the…

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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