# Incident 19991026033059I: Bbavia 7KCAB, Minneapolis, MN, October 26, 1999

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 26, 1999, 19:30 local time
- Place: Minneapolis, MN
- Airport: Crystal Airport
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 45.0625° N, 93.3540° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at CRYSTAL (MIC), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.0625&lon=-93.3540&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1843G, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N1843G) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Champion 7KCAB (registry code 21101P3, https://openairdocs.org/model/champion-7kcab) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming IO-320 series (registry code 41509, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-io-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BBAVIA 7KCAB
- Reported engine: LYC IO320E2A
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,110 total, 66 in this make and model, 18 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19991026033059I

## Narrative

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

(-23) AFTER A LOCAL FLIGHT, THE PILOT WAS TAXIING BACK TO THE RAMP AFTER DARK. BECAUSE OF CONSTRUCTION AT THE AIRPORT, HE KNEW THAT HE HAD TO CROSS A DIRT BRIDGE ACROSS A TRENCH TO GET TO THE RAMP. HE STOPPED TO DETERMINE EXACTLY WHERE THE BRIDGE WAS.  IT WAS NOT LIGHTED.  WHILE ON THE BRIDGE, THE RIGHT WHEEL SLID INTO THE TRENCH.  THE PROP HIT THE ASPHALT AT THE FAR EDGE OF THE TRENCH.  THE RAMP AND TRENCH WERE IN A NON MOVEMENT AREA.  SEE #40 FOR CORRECTIVE ACTION EXPLANATION.

## Other reports on N1843G (1)

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

- [Accident 19760320005569A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760320005569A), Mar 20, 1976: Blanca 7KCA* (N1843G), Copalis, WA, Substantial damage. Lnd on beach into wind due strong x-wind at nearby arpt. Gusting to 25K.

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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