# Accident 19910420011549A: Bbavia 7BCM, Elma, WA, April 20, 1991

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 20, 1991, 12:40 local time
- Place: Elma, WA
- Airport: Elma Municipal Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Starting Engines
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 47.0999° N, 123.3910° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=47.0999&lon=-123.3910&mi=10
- Aircraft: N81578, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N81578) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Aeronca 7BCM (registry code 2110106, https://openairdocs.org/model/aeronca-7bcm) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental A&C75 series (registry code 17005, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-a-c75-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BBAVIA 7BCM
- Reported engine: CONT A659
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 192 total, 59 in this make and model, 45 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA91LA093](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA91LA093) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910420011549A

## Narrative

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

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

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB SEA91LA093](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA91LA093), Apr 20, 1991: Aeronca 7BCM (N81578), Elma, WA, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT USED INADEQUATE STARTING PROCEDURES. FACTORS TO THE ACCIDENT WERE: THE PILOT DID NOT USE PROPER ASSISTANCE AND THE PASSENGER'S INADVERTENT CONTROL INTERFERENCE.

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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