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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Bbavia 7BCM · Elma, WA · April 20, 1991

Date
April 20, 1991 · 12:40 local
Place
Elma, WA
Airport
Elma Municipal Airport
Phase of flight
Starting Engines
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N81578
NTSB investigation
NTSBSEA91LA093
Reported as
Bbavia 7BCM
Reported engine
Continental A659
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
192 total59 in this make and model45 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.

Hand propped startup. Aircraft jumped chocks and collided with parked aircraft. Brakes off and too much throttle.

As the FAA filed it

HAND PROPPED STARTUP. AIRCRAFT JUMPED CHOCKS AND COLLIDED WITH PARKED AIRCRAFT. BRAKES OFF AND TOO MUCH THROTTLE.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.