# Incident 19890104022679I: Bbavia 7ECA, Oberlin, OH, January 4, 1989

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 4, 1989, 15:00 local time
- Place: Oberlin, OH
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.2822° N, 82.2278° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Oberlin, OH, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.2822&lon=-82.2278&mi=10
- Aircraft: N123DA, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N123DA) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Champion 7ECA (registry code 21101NN, https://openairdocs.org/model/champion-7eca) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-235 series (registry code 41505, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-235-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BBAVIA 7ECA
- Reported engine: LYC O235C1
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890104022679I

## Narrative

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

ROUGH ENGINE ON PIPELINE PATROL. LANDED SAFELY IN OPEN FIELD. FOUND A MALFUNCTIONING CYLINDER VALVE.

## Other reports on N123DA (1)

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

- [Accident 19891004038659A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19891004038659A), Oct 4, 1989: Bbavia 7ECA (N123DA), Beaver Falls, PA, Substantial damage. Engine quit on pipeline patrol. Forced down in wooded area. Found fouled and defective fuel vents.

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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