# Incident 19960424008279I: Bbavia 7BCM, Charlotte, MI, April 24, 1996

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 24, 1996, 20:01 local time
- Place: Charlotte, MI
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.5662° N, 84.8318° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Charlotte, MI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.5662&lon=-84.8318&mi=10
- Aircraft: N46AC, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N46AC) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Champion AERONCA 7BCM (registry code 2110144, https://openairdocs.org/model/champion-aeronca-7bcm) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental C85-12 (registry code 17124, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-c85-12) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BBAVIA 7BCM
- Reported engine: CONT C8512
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,500 total, 500 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/19960424008279I

## Narrative

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

NARRATIVE: IN CRUISE FLIGHT, PROPELLER SEPARATED FROM ENGINE, STRUCK RIGHT WING LEADING EDGE. AIRCRAFT LANDED ON ROAD. CRANKSHAFT FAILURE - INDICATION OF PREVIOUS CRACK AT AREA OF FRACTURE.

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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