# Accident 19830605031269A: Bbavia 7AC, Shinnston, WV, June 5, 1983

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 5, 1983, 20:15 local time
- Place: Shinnston, WV
- Airport: Shinnston
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: In Traffic Pattern-Circling
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.2598° N, 81.5391° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.2598&lon=-81.5391&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3511E, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3511E) (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
- Reported engine: CONT A65*
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 13,985 total, 277 in this make and model, 177 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL83LA217](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL83LA217) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830605031269A

## Narrative

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

STUDENT MISUNDERSTOOD INSTRUCTOR, MADE TURN INTO A HILL IN PATTERN. FLEW INTO TREES NEAR AIRPORT.

## 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 ATL83LA217](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL83LA217), Jun 6, 1983: Aeronca 7AC (N3511E), Shinnston, WV, 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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