# Incident 20050404014419I: Bbavia 7AC, Blaine, MN, April 4, 2005

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 4, 2005, 14:55 local time
- Place: Blaine, MN
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 45.1608° N, 93.2349° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Blaine, MN, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.1608&lon=-93.2349&mi=10
- Aircraft: N81545, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N81545) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Aeronca 7AC (registry code 2110102, https://openairdocs.org/model/aeronca-7ac) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental C85 series (registry code 17008, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-c85-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BBAVIA 7AC
- Reported engine: LYC O235C
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,750 total, 60 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/20050404014419I

## Narrative

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

(-23) THE ON SITE INVESTIGATION INDICATED THE RIGHT FUEL TANK PICK UP LINE WAS PARTIALLY RESTRICTED BY A LINT TYPE MATERIAL AND POSSIBLE BUG DEBRIS. THE AIRCRAFT HAD BEEN SITTING INACTIVE FOR 18 MONTHS, WITH PARTIALLY FULL FUEL TANKS. THE PILOT, ALSO THE MECHANIC (A&P) INSPECTED THE AIRCRAFT PRIOR TO THE "FERRY FLIGHT" FROM WALKER, MN TO BLAINE, MN. HE WAS COUNSELED BY INSPECTOR ^PRIVACY D^ AS TO THE CARE NEEDED CONCERNING AN AIRCRAFT THAT HAD BEEN INACTIVE. MATTER CLOSED.

## Other reports on N81545 (3)

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

- [Incident 20221029017579I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20221029017579I), Oct 29, 2022: Aeronca 7AC (N81545), White Bear Lake, MN, Minor damage. [privacy data omitted] 6MN9 rwy 12 the PIC was in the rear seat and his son was a passenger in the front seat. After taxing out to the runway, just prior to…
- [Incident 19890506021949I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890506021949I), May 6, 1989: Bbavia 7AC (N81545), Savage, MN. Fuel starvation. Forced landing in field. Pilot stated obstructed vents in fuel cap may have stopped fuel flow.
- [Incident 19820803054079I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820803054079I), Aug 3, 1982: Bbavia 7AC (N81545), Caledonia, MN, Minor damage. Pilot landed on grassy area adjacent to runway. Ran into a culvert hidden by tall grass. Runway closed. Low fuel.

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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