# Incident 19990613014219I: Bbavia 7AC, Ulster, NY, June 13, 1999

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 13, 1999, 12:00 local time
- Place: Ulster, NY
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.9700° N, 74.0041° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Town of Ulster, NY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.9700&lon=-74.0041&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3069E, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3069E-2005-03-10) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Aeronca S7CCM (registry code 2110114, https://openairdocs.org/model/aeronca-s7ccm) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental C85 series (registry code 17008, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-c85-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BBAVIA 7AC
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 9,000 total
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990613014219I

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT MADE A WATER LANDING ON THE HUDSON RIVER AND THE RIGHTHAND AFT FLOAT STRUT BRACKET BROKE AT THE FUSELAGE ATTACH POINT, CAUSING THE FORWARD STRUT BRACE WIRES TO BREAK. THE LEFT WINGTIP WAS ALSO DAMAGED AFTER THE FLOAT STRUT BRACKET BROKE.

## Other reports on N3069E (1)

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

- [Accident 20050130031469A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20050130031469A), Jan 30, 2005: Bbavia S7CCM (N3069E), Kingston, NY, Substantial damage. (-23) On January 30, 2005 at approximately 1015 EST an Aeronca 7AC, piloted by [privacy data omitted] took off from a private airstrip located in the town of…

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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