# Incident 20010623016209I: Bbavia 7AC, Madison, OH, June 23, 2001

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 23, 2001, 19:00 local time
- Place: Madison, OH
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Starting Engines
- Location: 41.7723° N, 81.0530° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Madison, OH, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.7723&lon=-81.0530&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2948E, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2948E) (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
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20010623016209I

## Narrative

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

(-23) FROM A JUNE 25, 2001, TELEPHONE CONVERSATION WITH MR. RICHARD SUHAY: ON JUNE 23, 2001, AT APPROXIMATELY 1900 EDT, AT MR. ANTHONY DEBEVC, AIRCRAFT OWNER'S PRIVATE AIRPORT, MR. RICHARD SUHAY, CERTIFICATED AIRFRAME AND POWERPLANT MECHANIC WAS PERFORMING A POST MAINTENANCE GROUND RUN. MAINTENANCE BEING PERFORMED WAS THE ENGINE'S IDLE SPEED/MIXTURE ADJUSTMENT.  THE AIRCRAFT WAS HAND PROPPED/STARTED BY THE MECHANIC WITH NO ONE INSIDE THE AIRCRAFT AT THE CONTROLS WITH THE THROTTLE, UNKNOWINGLY, IN MID-POSITION.  WHEN THE ENGINE STARTED, THE AIRPLANE JUMPED THE CHOCKS. THE MECHANIC WAS UNABLE TO ACCESS OR SECURE THE ENGINE CONTROLS OR CONTAIN THE AIRPLANE.  THE AIRCRAFT ACCELERATED ACROSS THE RUNWAY, COLLIDING WITH TREES.  THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE, BOTH WING'S MAIN SPARS WERE BROKEN, WING LIFT STRUTS DAMAGED, AND WOODEN PROPELLER DESTROYED. THERE WERE NO PERSONAL INJURIES.

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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