# Incident 19900319010619I: Bbavia 7AC, Kailua-Kona, HI, March 19, 1990

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 19, 1990, 12:58 local time
- Place: Kailua-Kona, HI
- Airport: Keahole Airport
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Initial Approach-IFR
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 19.6452° N, 155.9979° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Kailua, HI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=19.6452&lon=-155.9979&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4281E, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4281E) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Aeronca 7AC (registry code 2110102, https://openairdocs.org/model/aeronca-7ac) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental A&C65 series (registry code 17003, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-a-c65-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BBAVIA 7AC
- Reported engine: CONT A65*
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 406 total, 7 in this make and model, 15 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900319010619I

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT LOST PROP ON APPPROACH. MADE DEAD STICK LANDING. APPEARS RETAINING NUT CAME LOOSE.

## Other reports on N4281E (1)

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

- [Incident 19900828046009I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900828046009I), Aug 28, 1990: Bbavia 7AC (N4281E), Kailua-Kona, HI, Minor damage. Lost directional control on rollout. Veered off runway hitting runway lights.

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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