# Incident 20010512010399I: Bbavia 7AC, Pine Bluff, AR, May 12, 2001

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 12, 2001
- Place: Pine Bluff, AR
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.2284° N, 92.0032° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Pine Bluff, AR, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.2284&lon=-92.0032&mi=10
- Aircraft: N85459, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N85459) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Aeronca 7AC (registry code 2110102, https://openairdocs.org/model/aeronca-7ac) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental A&C65 series (registry code 17003, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-a-c65-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BBAVIA 7AC
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 100 total, 100 in this make and model, 100 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20010512010399I

## Narrative

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

(-23) APPROXIMATELY 0830 CDT, 5/12/2001, PIC LANDED ON HIS FARM JUST NORTH OF WABBASEKA, ARKANSAS ON A CROP-DUSTING LANDING STRIP. DURING TAXI AFTER LANDING, THE PIC CLAIMS TO HAVE HIT A HOLE WITH THE LEFT MAIN TIRE, CAUSING THE AIRCRAFT TO LEAVE THE ROAD, INTO A DITCH.  INTERVIEWS WITH WITNESSES, PIC, LAW ENFORCEMENT AUTHORITIES ON SITE, AND FROM PHOTOS, CONCLUDE DAMAGE TO BE A FOLDED L/H MLG, A BENT PROPELLER, A BENT MOUNT, AND A DAMAGED COWL.  THE PIC PRODUCED AIRCRAFT MAINTAINENCE RECORDS AND PILOT LOGS TO FSDO ON MONDAY, 5/14/2001.  THE PIC ALSO PROVIDED PHOTOS OF THE AIRCRAFT PRIOR TO MOVING IT.

## Other reports on N85459 (1)

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

- [Accident 19890531013869A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890531013869A), May 31, 1989: Bbavia 7AC (N85459), Alexandria, MN, Substantial damage. Hand propped engine which started. Aircraft jumped chocks, hit parked aircraft. Had throttle advanced too much.

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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