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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Bbavia 7AC · Grayslake, IL · July 16, 1997

Date: July 16, 1997 · 09:30 local
Place: Grayslake, IL
Airport: Campbell Airport
Phase of flight: Starting Engines
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N85188
Reported as: Bbavia 7AC
Reported engine: Continental A658
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 620 in this make and model40 in the last 90 days

N85188Registered now · Aeronca 7ACS/N 7AC-3920 · Built 1946 Airframe modelAeronca 7AC Engine modelContinental A&C65 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

(-5)Pilot elected to perform a hand start (prop) without properly securing the aircraft.

As the FAA filed it

(-5)PILOT ELECTED TO PERFORM A HAND START (PROP) WITHOUT PROPERLY SECURING THE AIRCRAFT.

Other reports on N85188 · 1

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

Accident 19790904026039AFcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise · Deford, MIPilot said he thinks he may have had carburetor ice.Sep 4, 1979 · Substantial damage