# Incident 20061015022019I: Bbavia 7KCAB, Binghamton, NY, October 15, 2006

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 15, 2006, 13:22 local time
- Place: Binghamton, NY
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.1013° N, 75.9094° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Binghamton, NY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.1013&lon=-75.9094&mi=10
- Aircraft: N443E, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N443E) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Champion 7KCAB (registry code 21101P3, https://openairdocs.org/model/champion-7kcab) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BBAVIA 7KCAB
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 4,200 total, 30 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/20061015022019I

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON 10-15-2006 AT 1322 EDT A CHAMP AIRCRAFT, MODEL 7KCAB, DEPARTED ON A VFR FLIGHT FROM HAMPTON, NH, (7B3) TO ITHACA, NY (ITH). THE WEATHER WAS VFR. WHEN NORTH OF THE BINGHAMTON, NY AIRPORT, (BGM) THE ENGINE SPUTTERED, AND THE PILOT ATTEMPTED TO DIVERT TO BGM. WHEN ABOUT THREE TO FIVE MILES FROM BGM, THE ENGINE LOST POWER, AND A FORCED LANDING WAS MADE TO A FIELD. THE PILOT HAD NO INJURIES, AND THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED MINOR DAMAGE. THIS INCIDENT IS CONSIDERED CLOSED.

## Other reports on N443E (2)

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

- [Incident 19860831046439I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860831046439I), Aug 31, 1986: Bbavia 7KCAB (N443E), Van Nuys, CA, Minor damage. During wheel landing pilot allowed propeller to contact runway.
- [Accident 19860808083861A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860808083861A), Aug 8, 1986: Bbavia 7KCAB (N443E), Van Nuys, CA, Minor damage. The aircraft struck N50443 during formation flight. The pilot continued to destination and landed safely.

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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