# Incident 19871215080959I: Bbavia 7ECA, Goodwins, ME, December 15, 1987

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 15, 1987, 13:30 local time
- Place: Goodwins, ME
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Aircraft: N9556S, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9556S-1998-06-10) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Champion 7ECA (registry code 21101NN, https://openairdocs.org/model/champion-7eca) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BBAVIA 7ECA
- Reported engine: CONT O200A
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 13,190 total, 100 in this make and model, 210 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19871215080959I

## Narrative

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

ENGINE LOST POWER THEN STOPPED. FORCED LANDING IN A CULTIVATED FIELD. SUSPECT CARBURETOR ICING. MAIN GEAR TORN OFF.

## Other reports on N9556S (1)

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

- [Accident 19971106032619A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19971106032619A), Nov 6, 1997: Bbavia 7ECA (N9556S), Hamilton, GA, Substantial damage, 1 fatal. VFR pilot attempted to fly under IFR conditions and collided with trees. (-23) at approximately 1845 EST, on 11/06/97, Mr. William b. chapman, pilotting…

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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