# Incident 19950531016499I: Bbavia 7ECA, White Haven, PA, May 31, 1995

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 31, 1995, 13:35 local time
- Place: White Haven, PA
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.0597° N, 75.7869° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of White Haven, PA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.0597&lon=-75.7869&mi=10
- Aircraft: N90997, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N90997) (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
- Reported engine: LYC O235C1
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,500 total, 68 in this make and model, 150 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950531016499I

## Narrative

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

NARRATIVE: PILOT FLYING AT 4500 FEET, COMMUNICATING WITH WILKES-BARRE APPROACH CONTROL (AVPATC), EXPERIENCED AN ENGINE FAILURE, APPROXIMATELY 10 MILES SHORT OF DESTINATION; (HZL) AIRPORT. AIRCRAFT WAS ON FINAL APPROACH TO A GOLF COURSE, WHEN 2 GOLF CARTS CAME OUT IN FRONT OF AIRCRAFT. PILOT CHANGED LANDING AREA TO ANOTHER OPEN AREA. AIRCRAFT HIT THE GROUND HARD, DAMAGING THE MAIN LANDING GEAR, AND BOTH BLADES OF THE PROPELLER. AIRCRAFT HAD VERY LITTLE FUEL IN RIGHT WING (LESS THAN 1/2 GALLON) ENGINE GASOLATOR, AND THE HEADER TANK, AFTER INVESTIGATION. SUBMISSION OF THIS REPORT CLOSES THIS INCIDENT. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^

## Other reports on N90997 (1)

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

- [Incident 19780826039219I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780826039219I), Aug 26, 1978: Blanca 7ECA (N90997), Jacksonville, FL, Minor damage. Loud snap was heard during acrobatic maneuver. Windshied broken and sun roof separated.

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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