# Incident 20040704013659I: Bbavia 7ECA, Beaufort, SC, July 4, 2004

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 4, 2004, 13:00 local time
- Place: Beaufort, SC
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.4531° N, 80.7186° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Beaufort, SC, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.4531&lon=-80.7186&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5053G, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5053G) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bellanca 7ECA (registry code 1220460, https://openairdocs.org/model/bellanca-7eca) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-235 series (registry code 41505, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-235-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BBAVIA 7ECA
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 305 total, 105 in this make and model, 30 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20040704013659I

## Narrative

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

(-23) PIC REPORTED THAT WHILE MAKING AN OFF AIRPORT SOFT FIELD LANDING THE NOSE TIRE CAME IN CONTACT WITH WET SAND WHILE SLOWING TO A STOP CAUSING THE AIRCRAFT TO SLOWLY FLIP NOSE TO TAIL CAUSING MINOR DAMAGE.

## Other reports on N5053G (2)

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

- [Accident 20010602038939A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20010602038939A), Jun 2, 2001: Bbavia 7ECA (N5053G), Elkton, MD, Minor damage. (-23) Bellanca landed on runway 13 after announcing intentions on UNICOM. Pilot reported that the wind was below 5 KTS, favoring 13. After the Bellanca landed,…
- [Incident 19930717026749I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930717026749I), Jul 17, 1993: Bbavia 7ECA (N5053G), Winter Haven, FL, Minor damage. On takeoff from grass beside runway aircraft struck runway marking sign. Operation authorized at this airport.

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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