# Accident 19910925046819A: Bbavia 7ECA, Newark, IL, September 25, 1991

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 25, 1991, 09:30 local time
- Place: Newark, IL
- Airport: Cushing Field Ltd Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.5303° N, 88.5799° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.5303&lon=-88.5799&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5164T, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5164T) (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: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 953 total, 160 in this make and model, 348 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI91LA303](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI91LA303) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910925046819A

## Narrative

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

RIGHT MAIN OLEO STRUT AND WHEEL FELL OFF ON TAKEOFF. LANDED ON LEFT MAIN. PISTON RETAINING PIN BROKE. PISTON WORN.

## 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 CHI91LA303](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI91LA303), Sep 25, 1991: Champion 7ECA (N5164T), Newark, IL, substantial damage. Probable cause: A SHEARED OLEO PISTON RETAINING PIN WHICH ALLOWED THE WHEEL TO FALL OUT.

## Other reports on N5164T (1)

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

- [Accident 19740824030899A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740824030899A), Aug 24, 1974: Blanca 7ECA (N5164T), Linwood, MI, Substantial damage. Type flt pln cap. Stall lndg into abt 5FT of water. Acft changed direction 180 deg aftr t/d.

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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