# Accident 19870718079799A: Bbavia 7AC, Saluda, VA, July 18, 1987

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 18, 1987, 18:30 local time
- Place: Saluda, VA
- Airport: Hummel
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.5996° N, 76.5906° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.5996&lon=-76.5906&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 A658
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 206 total, 103 in this make and model, 55 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB BFO87FA048](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/BFO87FA048) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870718079799A

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT CRASHED ON TAKEOFF. PILOT UNABLE TO MOVE CONTROLS. A LOOSE FUEL SAMPLER UNDER FLOOR. JAMMED CONTROLS.

## 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 BFO87FA048](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/BFO87FA048), Jul 18, 1987: Aeronca 7AC (N1810E), Saluda, VA, substantial damage

## Other reports on N1810E (1)

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

- [Incident 19831208071779I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19831208071779I), Dec 8, 1983: Bbavia 7AC (N1810E), Warrenton, VA, Minor damage. Lost directional control after landing the tail wheel aircraft. Ran off runway into a ditch. Collapsed right gear.

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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