# Accident 19880724047509A: Bbavia STC7, Windsor, VA, July 24, 1988

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 24, 1988, 18:15 local time
- Place: Windsor, VA
- Airport: Garner
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 36.7993° N, 76.7301° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.7993&lon=-76.7301&mi=10
- Aircraft: N31253 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: BBAVIA STC7
- Reported engine: LYC O320A2B
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,900 total, 170 in this make and model, 82 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB BFO88LA069](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/BFO88LA069) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880724047509A

## Narrative

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

RELEASED GLIDER TOW THEN RAN OUT OF FUEL ON LANDING APPROACH. NOSED OVER SHORT OF RUNWAY. KEPT FUEL LOW FOR WEIGHT.

## 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 BFO88LA069](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/BFO88LA069), Jul 24, 1988: Bellanca 7GCAA (N31253), Windsor, VA, 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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