# Accident 19800315006219A: Bbavia 7GCAA, Windsor, VA, March 15, 1980

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 15, 1980, 16:00 local time
- Place: Windsor, VA
- Airport: Garner
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 36.8563° N, 76.6822° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at GARNER (3VA8), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.8563&lon=-76.6822&mi=10
- Aircraft: N31253 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: BBAVIA 7GCAA
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,000 total, 15 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB IAD80FID10](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD80FID10) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800315006219A

## Narrative

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

LOST DIRECTIONAL CONTROL ON LANDING. VEERED LEFT, HIT BRAKES, AND FLIPPED OVER.

## 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 IAD80FID10](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD80FID10), Mar 15, 1980: Bellanca 7GCAA (N31253), Windsor, VA, substantial damage

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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