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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Bbavia 7ECA · Arcola, TX · February 28, 1998

Date: February 28, 1998 · 18:15 local
Place: Arcola, TX
Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N1ZZ
Reported as: Bbavia 7ECA
Reported engine: Lycoming O235C1
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0

N1ZZRegistered now · Champion 7ECAS/N 347 · Built 1966 Airframe modelChampion 7ECA Engine modelLycoming 0-235 series4 cycle

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

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

Aircraft was on cross country training flight, from la porte (T41) to victoria (vct) and back. On the return flight, the aircraft made an emergency landing, 6 miles sw of Arcola, TX (axh) when the aircraft ran out of fuel. On the examining the aircraft fuel gage, the float was found loose.

As the FAA filed it

AIRCRAFT WAS ON CROSS COUNTRY TRAINING FLIGHT, FROM LA PORTE (T41) TO VICTORIA (VCT) AND BACK. ON THE RETURN FLIGHT, THE AIRCRAFT MADE AN EMERGENCY LANDING, 6 MILES SW OF ARCOLA, TX (AXH) WHEN THE AIRCRAFT RAN OUT OF FUEL. ON THE EXAMINING THE AIRCRAFT FUEL GAGE, THE FLOAT WAS FOUND LOOSE.

Other reports on N1ZZ · 2

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

Incident 19950624026219ILevel Off Touchdown · La Porte, TXFlared too high. Stalled and dropped to runway. CFI failed to react in time to prevent the stall. Gusty wind factorJun 24, 1995 · Minor damage Incident 19890406022109IGround Taxi, Other Airplane · Edna, TXMud jammed wheels while taxiing on muddy part of dirt runway. Aircraft nosed down. Propeller struck ground.Apr 6, 1989 · Minor damage