# Accident 19860310028079A: Bbavia 7AC, East Sound, WA, March 10, 1986

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 10, 1986, 15:00 local time
- Place: East Sound, WA
- Airport: Orcas Island
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Go Round (Aborted VFR)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 48.6101° N, 122.8809° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=48.6101&lon=-122.8809&mi=10
- Aircraft: N84842, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N84842) (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 A658F
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 152 total, 25 in this make and model, 34 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA86LA077](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA86LA077) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860310028079A

## Narrative

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

SWERVED BY A WIND GUST ON LANDING. WENT AROUND BUT MAIN GEAR STRUCK A VASI LIGHT. THEN AIRCRAFT STRUCK THE 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 SEA86LA077](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA86LA077), Mar 10, 1986: Aeronca 7AC (N84842), East Sound, WA, 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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