# Incident 19880112004279I: Bbavia 7KCAB, South Wales, NY, January 12, 1988

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 12, 1988, 11:00 local time
- Place: South Wales, NY
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.7089° N, 78.5781° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of South Wales, NY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.7089&lon=-78.5781&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7807S, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N7807S) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bellanca 7KCAB (registry code 1220701, https://openairdocs.org/model/bellanca-7kcab) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming IO-320 series (registry code 41509, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-io-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BBAVIA 7KCAB
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 500 total, 60 in this make and model, 10 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880112004279I

## Narrative

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

LANDED IN SNOW FIELD NEAR HOME. SKI EQUIPPED. HIT A DITCH UNDER SNOW. DAMAGED SKI AND PROPELLER.

## Other reports on N7807S (1)

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

- [Accident 19960301047509A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960301047509A), Mar 1, 1996: Bbavia 7KCAB (N7807S), Southwales, NY, Substantial damage. (-16) Aircraft landed with drift to right - swerved into trees alongside flight strip.

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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