# Incident 19950429020469I: Bbavia 7ECA, Frederick, MD, April 29, 1995

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 29, 1995, 10:30 local time
- Place: Frederick, MD
- Airport: Frederick Municipal Airport
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Touch And Go Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.4170° N, 77.3747° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at FREDERICK MUNI (FDK), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.4170&lon=-77.3747&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4178Y, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4178Y-2022-12-31) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bellanca 7ECA (registry code 1220460, https://openairdocs.org/model/bellanca-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
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 4,500 total, 150 in this make and model, 75 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950429020469I

## Narrative

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

WHEEL LANDINGS ON GRASS SIDE OF RUNWAY 30. PROP HIT GROUND.TOOK OFF.BAD VIBRATION.RETURNED.FOUND BENT PROP.

## Other reports on N4178Y (2)

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

- [Accident 19970803020479A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970803020479A), Aug 3, 1997: Bbavia 7ECA (N4178Y), Easton, MD, Substantial damage. Aircraft ground looped on landing.
- [Accident 19861002046929A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19861002046929A), Oct 2, 1986: Bbavia 7ECA (N4178Y), Palo Alto, CA, Substantial damage. The aircraft ground looped during landing. The student did not properly align aircraft with runway.

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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