# Accident 19870708081189A: Bbavia 7AC, Lester, WA, July 8, 1987

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 8, 1987, 16:30 local time
- Place: Lester, WA
- Airport: Lester State
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 47.2093° N, 121.4940° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Lester, WA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=47.2093&lon=-121.4940&mi=10
- Aircraft: N85591, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N85591) (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 7AC
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,580 total, 150 in this make and model, 62 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA87LA136](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA87LA136) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870708081189A

## Narrative

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

WING STRUCK A SIGN POST WHILE LANDING AT A CLOSED AIRPORT. RIVER HAD ERODED PART OF RUNWAY. NARROWED LANDING AREA.

## 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 SEA87LA136](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA87LA136), Jul 8, 1987: Aeronca 7AC (N85591), Lester, 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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