# Accident 19840604024119A: Bbavia 7ECA, Ellington, CT, June 4, 1984

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 4, 1984, 10:57 local time
- Place: Ellington, CT
- Airport: Private
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.9254° N, 72.4571° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at , within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.9254&lon=-72.4571&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5043F, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5043F) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bellanca 7ECA (registry code 1220460, https://openairdocs.org/model/bellanca-7eca) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-235 series (registry code 41505, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-235-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BBAVIA 7ECA
- Reported engine: LYC O235C1
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 345 total, 246 in this make and model, 64 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC84LA198](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC84LA198) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840604024119A

## Narrative

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

PILOT ATTEMPTED LANDING IN WIND CONDITION THAT EXCEEDED MAXIMUM CROSS WIND COMPONENT FOR AIRCRAFT.

## 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 NYC84LA198](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC84LA198), Jun 4, 1984: Champion 7ECA (N5043F), Ellington, CT, substantial damage

## Other reports on N5043F (1)

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

- [Incident 19850823052119I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850823052119I), Aug 23, 1985: Bbavia 7ECA (N5043F), Waterville, ME, Minor damage. Early liftoff and then bounced on runway and lost directional control. Aircraft went off runway and flipped over.

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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