# Incident 19871108079579I: Bbavia 7KCAB, Westfield, MA, November 8, 1987

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 8, 1987, 10:45 local time
- Place: Westfield, MA
- Airport: Barnes Municipal
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.1251° N, 72.7495° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Westfield, MA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.1251&lon=-72.7495&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5220X, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5220X-1992-11-12) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Champion 7KCAB (registry code 21101P3, https://openairdocs.org/model/champion-7kcab) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BBAVIA 7KCAB
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19871108079579I

## Narrative

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

STRUCK THE TAIL OF A PARKED AIRCRAFT WHILE TAXIING FOR TAKEOFF.

## Other reports on N5220X (1)

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

- [Accident 19920613019899A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920613019899A), Jun 13, 1992: Bbavia 7KCAB (N5220X), Hadley, MA, Substantial damage. Low pass over Private strip. On go around engine lost power. Landed in tree. Post accident engine ran normal.

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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