# Accident 19810922064609A: Bbavia 7ECA, Novato, CA, September 22, 1981

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 22, 1981, 14:00 local time
- Place: Novato, CA
- Airport: Gnoss
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.1436° N, 122.5571° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at GNOSS FLD (DVO), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.1436&lon=-122.5571&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2584F (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: BBAVIA 7ECA
- Reported engine: CONT O200*
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 763 total, 232 in this make and model, 50 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX81FVD45](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX81FVD45) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810922064609A

## Narrative

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

LOST CONTROL OF TAILWHEEL TYPE AIRCRAFT ON THE LANDING ROLL.  RAN INTO ADJACENT DITCH.  STRONG CROSSWIND.

## 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 LAX81FVD45](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX81FVD45), Sep 22, 1981: Champion 7ECA (N2584F), Novato, CA, 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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