# Incident 19961208044879I: Bbavia 7GC, TX, December 8, 1996

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 8, 1996, 10:30 local time
- Place: TX
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Aircraft: N777UF, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N777UF) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Champion 7GC (registry code 21101N2, https://openairdocs.org/model/champion-7gc) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-290 series (registry code 41506, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-290-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BBAVIA 7GC
- Reported engine: LYC O290D2B
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,006 total, 60 in this make and model, 5 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19961208044879I

## Narrative

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

NARRATIVE: AIRMAN ATTEMPTED TO WATER TAXI AN AIRCRAFT WITH A 1" HOLE IN THE LEFT FLOAT, NUMBER 1 SECTION. AIRCRAFT FLIPPED INVERTED INTO THE LAKE AS POWER WAS APPLIED

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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