# Accident 19840304005249A: Bbavia 7GCBC, Ft Eustis, VA, March 4, 1984

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 4, 1984, 13:00 local time
- Place: Ft Eustis, VA
- Airport: Ft Eustis
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.1193° N, 76.5896° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.1193&lon=-76.5896&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5046N, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5046N-2018-03-14) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bellanca 7GCBC (registry code 1220601, https://openairdocs.org/model/bellanca-7gcbc) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BBAVIA 7GCBC
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 160 total, 6 in this make and model, 20 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL84LID01](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL84LID01) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840304005249A

## Narrative

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

HELICOPTER VORTICES OVER RUNWAY CAUSED AIRCRAFT TO DRAG A WING AND RUN OFF THE RUNWAY. SIDE LOADS COLLAPSED GEAR.

## 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 ATL84LID01](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL84LID01), Mar 4, 1984: Champion S-150 (N5046N), Ft. Eustis, VA, substantial damage

## Other reports on N5046N (1)

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

- [Accident 20160408005729A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20160408005729A), Apr 8, 2016: Bellanca 7GCBC (N5046N), Midlothian, TX, Destroyed, 1 fatal. Shortly after the wheels broke the deck of runway 36 not more than 50 feet off the ground in a normal take-off attitude, the aircraft began to roll hard to the…

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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