# Incident 19890506021949I: Bbavia 7AC, Savage, MN, May 6, 1989

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 6, 1989, 05:30 local time
- Place: Savage, MN
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 44.7591° N, 93.3642° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Savage, MN, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.7591&lon=-93.3642&mi=10
- Aircraft: N81545, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N81545) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Aeronca 7AC (registry code 2110102, https://openairdocs.org/model/aeronca-7ac) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental C85 series (registry code 17008, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-c85-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BBAVIA 7AC
- Reported engine: LYC O235C
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,817 total, 38 in this make and model, 40 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890506021949I

## Narrative

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

FUEL STARVATION. FORCED LANDING IN FIELD. PILOT STATED OBSTRUCTED VENTS IN FUEL CAP MAY HAVE STOPPED FUEL FLOW.

## Other reports on N81545 (3)

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

- [Incident 20221029017579I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20221029017579I), Oct 29, 2022: Aeronca 7AC (N81545), White Bear Lake, MN, Minor damage. [privacy data omitted] 6MN9 rwy 12 the PIC was in the rear seat and his son was a passenger in the front seat. After taxing out to the runway, just prior to…
- [Incident 20050404014419I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20050404014419I), Apr 4, 2005: Bbavia 7AC (N81545), Blaine, MN. (-23) The on site investigation indicated the right fuel tank pick up line was partially restricted by a lint type material and possible bug debris. The…
- [Incident 19820803054079I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820803054079I), Aug 3, 1982: Bbavia 7AC (N81545), Caledonia, MN, Minor damage. Pilot landed on grassy area adjacent to runway. Ran into a culvert hidden by tall grass. Runway closed. Low fuel.

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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