# Incident 19970830038649I: Bbavia 7GC, Ocean City, NJ, August 30, 1997

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 30, 1997, 14:30 local time
- Place: Ocean City, NJ
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.2693° N, 74.6014° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Ocean City, NJ, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.2693&lon=-74.6014&mi=10
- Aircraft: N18806 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: BBAVIA 7GC
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,450 total, 275 in this make and model, 225 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970830038649I

## Narrative

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

NARRATIVE: THE PILOT STATED, WHILE FLYING A BANNER SOUTHBOUND ALONG THE NEW JERSEY SHORE HE BEGAN TO EXPERIENCE SMOKE IN THE CABIN. HE IMMEDIATELY BEGAN TO RETURN TO OUR AIRFIELD, HE EXPERIENCED A COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE. THE ENGINE FAILURE WAS A DIRECT RESULT OF AN OVERHEATED ELECTRICAL WIRE THAT SHORTED THE MAGNETO "P" LEADS. THIS INCIDENT IS CONSIDERED CLOSED.

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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