# Accident 19791017027939A: Bbavia 7AC, Dubuque, IA, October 17, 1979

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 17, 1979, 17:20 local time
- Place: Dubuque, IA
- Airport: Freedom
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.5006° N, 90.6646° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Dubuque, IA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.5006&lon=-90.6646&mi=10
- Aircraft: N83589, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N83589) (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
- Pilot flight hours: 176 total, 2 in this make and model, 16 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MKC80DCD02](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC80DCD02) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19791017027939A

## Narrative

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

PILOT LOST DIRECTIONAL CONTROL ON TAKEOFF. RAN INTO A FENCE.

## 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 MKC80DCD02](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC80DCD02), Oct 17, 1979: Aeronca 7AC (N83589), Lamotte, IA, substantial damage

## Other reports on N83589 (1)

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

- [Accident 19971222041219A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19971222041219A), Dec 22, 1997: Bbavia 7AC (N83589), Eustis, FL, Substantial damage. Second solo tail draggers. Crosswind. Hit tire at rwy light landing. Swerved into parked aircraft.

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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