# Accident 19830709029729A: Bbavia 7BCM, Gadsden, AL, July 9, 1983

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 9, 1983, 14:36 local time
- Place: Gadsden, AL
- Airport: Gadsden
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.0802° N, 85.9909° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.0802&lon=-85.9909&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2557B, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2557B-2012-08-21) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Aeronca 7BCM (registry code 2110106, https://openairdocs.org/model/aeronca-7bcm) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental C85 series (registry code 17008, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-c85-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BBAVIA 7BCM
- Reported engine: CONT C858
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,501 total, 144 in this make and model, 18 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL83FKJ05](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL83FKJ05) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830709029729A

## Narrative

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

INDICATIONS THAT TOOL BAG JAMMED STICK CONTROL AND AIRCRAFT CRASHED UNCONTROLLED INTO GROUND.

## 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 ATL83FKJ05](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL83FKJ05), Jul 9, 1983: Aeronca 7BCM L-16A (N2557B), Gadsden, AL, destroyed, 2 fatal

## Other reports on N2557B (1)

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

- [Incident 19810402025319I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810402025319I), Apr 2, 1981: Bbavia 7BCM (N2557B), Atlanta, GA, Minor damage. Aircraft veered off right side of runway after landing in crosswind. Pilot had four hours in this model.

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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