# Incident 19970331010269I: Bbavia 7AC, Roanoke, TX, March 31, 1997

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 31, 1997, 10:55 local time
- Place: Roanoke, TX
- Airport: Northwest Regional Airport
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Starting Engines
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.0147° N, 97.2290° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Roanoke, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.0147&lon=-97.2290&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1196E, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N1196E) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Aeronca 7AC (registry code 2110102, https://openairdocs.org/model/aeronca-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
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 230 total, 200 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/19970331010269I

## Narrative

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

NARRATIVE: ON MARCH 31, 1997 AT APPROXIMATELY 1100 CST, AN AERONCA 7AC, N1196E, WAS INVOLVED IN AN INCIDENT AT NORTHWEST REGIONAL AIRPORT, ROANOKE, TX. THE AIRCRAFT WAS HAND PROP STARTED BY THE PILOT. ANOTHER INDIVIDUAL WAS TRYING TO HOLD DOWN THE AIRCRAFT TAIL DURING THE START PROCESS. WHEN THE ENGINE STARTED, THE AIRCRAFT MOVED FORWARD AND COLLIDED WITH A CESSNA 172P, N6380K, WHICH WAS PARKED ON THE RAMP. THIS RESULTED IN SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO BOTH AIRCRAFT. THIS INCIDENT IS CLOSED WITH THIS REPORT.

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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