# Incident 20050925031099I: Bbavia 7AC, Orient, OH, September 25, 2005

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 25, 2005, 12:45 local time
- Place: Orient, OH
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Starting Engines
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.8067° N, 83.1518° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Orient, OH, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.8067&lon=-83.1518&mi=10
- Aircraft: N443WB, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N443WB) (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
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20050925031099I

## Narrative

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

(-23) THE PILOT STATED THE FOLLOWING: WHILE SOLO HAND PROPPING AIRCRAFT, THE TETHER ROPE BROKE BEFORE I COULD ENTER THE COCKPIT. AS THE AIRCRAFT ACCELERATED FORWARD THE DOOR CLOSED AND I WAS UNABLE TO KEEP PACE AND OPEN THE DOOR AT THE SAME TIME. THE AIRCRAFT TRAVELED 150 FT BEFORE STRIKING A TRAILER. NO INJURIES ASSOCIATED WITH INCIDENT.

## Other reports on N443WB (2)

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

- [Incident 19920604023199I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920604023199I), Jun 4, 1992: Bbavia 7AC (N443WB), Mt Vernon, OH, Minor damage. Pilot encountered deteriorating weather. Precautionary landing off airport. Right gear collapsed in rough terrain.
- [Accident 19870721040049A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870721040049A), Jul 21, 1987: Bbavia 7AC (N443WB), Columbus, OH, Substantial damage. Lost control landing in light crosswind. Veered off runway into a parked aircraft. Tail wheel steering yoke failed.

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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