# Accident 19830205002929A: Bbavia 7BCM, Kentland, IN, February 5, 1983

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 5, 1983, 16:00 local time
- Place: Kentland, IN
- Airport: Kentland
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.7587° N, 87.4291° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at KENTLAND MUNI (50I), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.7587&lon=-87.4291&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6016V (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: BBAVIA 7BCM
- Reported engine: CONT O200*
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,523 total, 44 in this make and model, 31 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI83LA102](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI83LA102) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830205002929A

## Narrative

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

PILOT ATTEMPTED LANDING NEAR THE CROSSWIND LIMITATIONS OF AIRPLANE AND LOST DIRECTIONAL CONTROL.

## 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 CHI83LA102](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI83LA102), Feb 5, 1983: Aeronca 7BCM (N6016V), Kentland, IN, 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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