# Incident 19831208071779I: Bbavia 7AC, Warrenton, VA, December 8, 1983

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 8, 1983, 10:45 local time
- Place: Warrenton, VA
- Airport: Warrenton Fauquie
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.7154° N, 77.7976° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Warrenton, VA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.7154&lon=-77.7976&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1810E, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N1810E) (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*
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 130 total, 1 in this make and model, 15 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19831208071779I

## Narrative

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

LOST DIRECTIONAL CONTROL AFTER LANDING THE TAIL WHEEL AIRCRAFT. RAN OFF RUNWAY INTO A DITCH. COLLAPSED RIGHT GEAR.

## Other reports on N1810E (1)

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

- [Accident 19870718079799A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870718079799A), Jul 18, 1987: Bbavia 7AC (N1810E), Saluda, VA, Substantial damage. Aircraft crashed on takeoff. Pilot unable to move controls. A loose fuel sampler under floor. Jammed controls.

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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