# Accident 19820530019769A: Bbavia 7AC, Grand Haven, MI, May 30, 1982

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 30, 1982, 16:25 local time
- Place: Grand Haven, MI
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 43.0496° N, 86.2190° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.0496&lon=-86.2190&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2563E, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2563E) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Aeronca 7BCM (registry code 2110106, https://openairdocs.org/model/aeronca-7bcm) (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
- Reported engine: CONT A65*
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 667 total, 354 in this make and model, 39 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI82DA194](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI82DA194) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820530019769A

## Narrative

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

UNABLE TO CLIMB AFTER TAKEOFF FROM WATER FILLED GRAVEL PIT. SETTLED INTO A SWAMP. PILOT REPORTED DOWNDRAFTS.

## 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 CHI82DA194](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI82DA194), May 30, 1982: Aeronca AR-58 (N2563E), Grand Haven, MI, 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.

---
OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. Source documents are U.S. government works in the public domain.