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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Bbavia 7AC · Lapaz, IN · September 26, 1988

Date
September 26, 1988 · 10:30 local
Place
Lapaz, IN
Phase of flight
Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N3730E
Reported as
Bbavia 7AC
Reported engine
Continental C8512F
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
2,203 total8 in this make and model8 in the last 90 days

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Engine failed inflight. Forced landing in field. Fuel filler cap vent was plugged resulting in fuel starvation.

As the FAA filed it

ENGINE FAILED INFLIGHT. FORCED LANDING IN FIELD. FUEL FILLER CAP VENT WAS PLUGGED RESULTING IN FUEL STARVATION.