# Incident 19880621039209I: Bbavia 7GCAA, Akron, NY, June 21, 1988

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 21, 1988, 13:25 local time
- Place: Akron, NY
- Airport: Akron Airport
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 43.0180° N, 78.4978° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Akron, NY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.0180&lon=-78.4978&mi=10
- Aircraft: N53784, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N53784-2011-06-06) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bellanca 7GCAA (registry code 1220501, https://openairdocs.org/model/bellanca-7gcaa) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BBAVIA 7GCAA
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880621039209I

## Narrative

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

WHILE FLYING AT CRUISE ALTITUDE,THE FRONT HINGE BROKE AT AN OPEN WINDOW. WINDOW DEPARTED THE AIRCRAFT.

## Other reports on N53784 (2)

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

- [Accident 19880723027709A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880723027709A), Jul 23, 1988: Bbavia 7GCAA (N53784), Pendelton, NY, Substantial damage. After banner pickup engine ran rough with black smoke. Dropped banner and stalled. Vertical impact. Engine test ok.
- [Incident 19871003067839I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19871003067839I), Oct 3, 1987: Bbavia 7GCAA (N53784), Batavia, NY. Glider tow line attached to the aircraft struck an approach light tower on final approach.

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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