# Incident 19890307026679I: Bbavia 7AC, Wenatchee, WA, March 7, 1989

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 7, 1989, 12:30 local time
- Place: Wenatchee, WA
- Airport: Pangborn Field
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 47.3988° N, 120.2068° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at PANGBORN MEML (EAT), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=47.3988&lon=-120.2068&mi=10
- Aircraft: N85692, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N85692) (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
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 7,000 total, 200 in this make and model, 15 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890307026679I

## Narrative

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

STUDENT LOST DIRECTIONAL CONTROL. VEERED OFF RUNWAY. INSTRUCTOR UNABLE TO RECOVER. TAILWHEEL STEERING SPRING BROKE.

## Other reports on N85692 (1)

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

- [Incident 19890314022739I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890314022739I), Mar 14, 1989: Bbavia 7AC (N85692), Wenatchee, WA, Minor damage. Hand propped aircraft at gas pump. Engine started at full throttle. Aircraft crossed ramp. Hit auto and building.

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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