# Accident 19830508021159A: Bbavia 7AC, Old Bridge, NJ, May 8, 1983

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 8, 1983, 12:00 local time
- Place: Old Bridge, NJ
- Airport: Werner
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.4235° N, 74.0981° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at WERNER (15NJ), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.4235&lon=-74.0981&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8550E, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8550E) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Champion 7FC (registry code 21101NX, https://openairdocs.org/model/champion-7fc) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental C90 series (registry code 17009, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-c90-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BBAVIA 7AC
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,867 total, 8 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC83LA109](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC83LA109) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830508021159A

## Narrative

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

LOST DIRECTIONAL CONTROL DURING GUSTY CROSSWIND LANDING AND STRUCK A TREE. AIRCRAFT FLIPPED INVERTED. TOO MUCH WIND

## 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 NYC83LA109](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC83LA109), May 8, 1983: Aeronca 7AC (N8550E), Old Bridge, NJ, 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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