# Accident 19811231082729A: Bbavia 7AC, Wellsboro, PA, December 31, 1981

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 31, 1981, 11:00 local time
- Place: Wellsboro, PA
- Airport: Grand Canyon
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.7280° N, 77.3954° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at GRAND CANYON RGNL (N38), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.7280&lon=-77.3954&mi=10
- Aircraft: N83073, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N83073-2017-06-21) (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: 173 total, 91 in this make and model, 15 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC82FGT07](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC82FGT07), [NTSB NYC82DA013](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC82DA013) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19811231082729A

## Narrative

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

ALLOWED WING TO HIT RUNWAY ON GUSTY CROSSWIND TAKEOFF. CARTWHEELED INTO SNOWBANK AND NOSED OVER.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (2)

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 NYC82FGT07](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC82FGT07), Dec 31, 1981: Aeronca 7AC (N83073), Wellsboro, PA, substantial damage
- [NTSB NYC82DA013](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC82DA013), Dec 31, 1981: Aeronca 7AC (N83073), Wellsboro, PA, substantial damage

## Other reports on N83073 (1)

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

- [Accident 19941204047159A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19941204047159A), Dec 4, 1994: Bbavia 7AC (N83073), Sabinsville, PA, Destroyed. Flying low to observe a farm. Struck unseen power line and crashed.

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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