# Incident 19951009036879I: Bbavia 7AC, Ronan, MT, October 9, 1995

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 9, 1995, 12:00 local time
- Place: Ronan, MT
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 47.5274° N, 114.0997° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Ronan, MT, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=47.5274&lon=-114.0997&mi=10
- Aircraft: N82699, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N82699) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Champion 7DC (registry code 21101NB, https://openairdocs.org/model/champion-7dc) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental C85 series (registry code 17008, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-c85-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BBAVIA 7AC
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,400 total, 300 in this make and model, 15 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19951009036879I

## Narrative

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

NARRATIVE: ON 10-09-95, AT APPROXIMATELY 1200 MDT, A CHAMPION 7DC, OWNED AND OPERATED BY STEPHEN PHILLABAUM, COLLIDED WITH POWER LINES DURING A LANDING APPROACH TO A PRIVATE SOD AIRSTRIP NEAR RONAN, MT. VISUAL FLIGHT CONDITIONS PREVAILED AND A VFR FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED. THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED MINOR DAMAGE AND THE PILOT WAS NOT INJURED. THE PILOT HOLDS A COMMERCIAL PILOT CERTIFICATE. THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED AT DEER PARK, WA ON 10-09-95 AT APPROXIMATELY 0900 PDT.

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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