# Accident 20070624015939A: Bbavia 7EC, Hillsdale, MI, June 24, 2007

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 24, 2007, 08:50 local time
- Place: Hillsdale, MI
- Airport: Hillsdale Municipal
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.9244° N, 84.5875° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.9244&lon=-84.5875&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7597E, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7597E-2018-03-15) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Aeronca 7EC (registry code 2110120, https://openairdocs.org/model/aeronca-7ec) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental C90 series (registry code 17009, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-c90-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BBAVIA 7EC
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,072 total, 15 in this make and model, 15 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI07CA178](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI07CA178) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20070624015939A

## Narrative

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

(-23) DTW FSDO WAS NOTIFIED ON 6/24/2007 THAT N7597E WAS LANDING AT (KJYM) HILLSDALE MUNICIPAL AIRPORT AT APPROXIMATELY 08:50 LOCAL TIME. WHEN IT STARTED TO DRIFT RIGHT TOWARD THE RUNWAY EDGE LIGHTS THE PILOT USED THE BRAKES AND NOSED OVER. THERE WERE NO INJURIES AND AIRPORT PERSONNEL FLIPPED THE AIRPLANE BACK OVER AND TOWED TO A HANGAR.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB CHI07CA178](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI07CA178), Jun 24, 2007: Aeronca 7EC (N7597E), Hillsdale, MI, substantial damage. Probable cause: The aircraft control not maintained by the pilot during landing rollout.

## Other reports on N7597E (1)

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

- [Incident 20121120028239I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20121120028239I), Nov 20, 2012: Aeronca 7EC (N7597E), North Platte, NE, Minor damage. The airman had recently purchased the aircraft in Michigan and was flying it home to Oregon. In the airman's pilot log, an entry shows an aircraft checkout…

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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