# Incident 19990529040009I: Bbavia 7AC, Polk City, FL, May 29, 1999

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 29, 1999, 11:38 local time
- Place: Polk City, FL
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Starting Engines
- Location: 28.1805° N, 81.8300° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Polk City, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=28.1805&lon=-81.8300&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1032E, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N1032E) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Aeronca 7AC (registry code 2110102, https://openairdocs.org/model/aeronca-7ac) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental C85 series (registry code 17008, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-c85-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BBAVIA 7AC
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990529040009I

## Narrative

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

THIS INCIDENT TOOK PLACE ON MAY 29, 1999 AT 1138 AM ON A PRIVATE AIRPORT NEAR POLK FITY, FLORIDA. THE PILOT, OWNER OF AERONCA CHAMPION, N1032E WAS HAND PROPPING THE ENGINE.  THE AIRCRAFT WAS PARKED INSIDE OF A HANGER.  THERE WAS NO OCCUPANT INSIDE THE AIRCRAFT.  THE ENGINE WAS BEING STARTED FOR MAINTENANCE PURPOSES.  THE ENGINE STARTED, THE AIRCRAFT JUMPED THE WHEEL CHOCKS, AND EXITED THE HANGER, IT COLLIDED WITH A FRENCH BYPLANE N230EB THAT WAS PARKED NEAR BY.  THE AERONCA CHAMP WAS SUBSTANIALY DAMAGED, THE FRENCH BYPLANE RECIEVED MINOR DAMAGE, THE AERONCA CHAMP OWNER RECEIVED MINOR INJURIES.

## Other reports on N1032E (2)

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

- [Accident 19930629020859A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930629020859A), Jun 29, 1993: Bbavia 7AC (N1032E), Kearney, MO, Substantial damage. Over gross weight took off in crosswind. Veered to miss a tree. Wing stalled. Wing tip hit ground. 7AC cartwheeled.
- [Incident 19870522021989I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870522021989I), May 22, 1987: Bbavia 7AC (N1032E), Kearney, MO. The aircraft flew head on within 200 feet of an auto. Pilot was practicing touch and go on a county road.

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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