# Accident 19960501009121A: Bbavia 7AC, Pine Bluff, AR, May 1, 1996

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 1, 1996, 12:15 local time
- Place: Pine Bluff, AR
- Airport: Grider Field
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Collision: Midair collision, first aircraft
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.2098° N, 92.0091° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.2098&lon=-92.0091&mi=10
- Aircraft: N351T, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N351T) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Champion 7AC (registry code 21101MA, https://openairdocs.org/model/champion-7ac) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental A&C65 series (registry code 17003, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-a-c65-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BBAVIA 7AC
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW96LA194](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW96LA194) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960501009121A

## Narrative

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

PILOT HAND PROPPED AIRCRAFT, THROTTLE HIGHRPM, CAME LOOSE FROM TIE DOWN, MADE WIDE RIGHT CIRCLE, HIT PLANE. (-23) ON WEDNESDAY, MAY 1, 1996, AT 12:15 CST, AN AERONCA 7AC, N351T, REGISTERED TO WILLIAM L. HENRY OF LITTLE ROCK, AR, COLLIDED WITH A PARKED CESSNA 152, N6127P, REGISTERED TO SEARCY AVIATION, FOLLOWING A HAND PROPPING BY THE AERONCA PILOT, MR. RUSSELL WOOD, IN PREPARATION FOR A CROSS COUNTRY FLIGHT FROM GRIDER FIELD IN PINE BLUFF, AR. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME AND NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED. BOTH AIRCRAFT RECEIVED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE. THERE WERE NO INJURIES SINCE NEITHER AIRCRAFT WAS OCCUPIED AT THE TIME OF IMPACT.

## Other aircraft in the event

- N6127P, Cessna 152: [Accident 19960501009122A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960501009122A)

## 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 FTW96LA194](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW96LA194), May 1, 1996: Champion 7AC (N351T), Pine Bluff, AR, substantial damage. Probable cause: the pilot's failure to follow proper starting procedures, and an inadequate tie-down.

## Other reports on N351T (2)

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

- [Incident 19980405012019I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980405012019I), Apr 5, 1998: Bbavia 7AC (N351T), Mount Ida, AR, Minor damage. Narrative: during the landing roll out the pilot observed a dog run onto the runway. The pilot then changed the aircraft direction to miss impacting the dog…
- [Incident 19910318005669I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910318005669I), Mar 18, 1991: Bbavia 7AC (N351T), Pine Bluff, AR, Minor damage. Pilot hand propping engine to warm oil. No intent to fly. Engine started. Aircraft moved hitting pilot and hangar.

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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