# Accident 19900402009949A: Bbavia 7AC, Cottonwood, AZ, April 2, 1990

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 2, 1990, 14:40 local time
- Place: Cottonwood, AZ
- Airport: Cottonwood Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.7509° N, 112.0110° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.7509&lon=-112.0110&mi=10
- Aircraft: N82805, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N82805) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Aeronca 7AC (registry code 2110102, https://openairdocs.org/model/aeronca-7ac) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental C85 series (registry code 17008, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-c85-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BBAVIA 7AC
- Reported engine: CONT A658
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,000 total, 300 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX90LA134](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX90LA134) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900402009949A

## Narrative

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

LOST CONTROL AND CRASHED TRYING TO LAND IN STRONG CROSSWIND.

## 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 LAX90LA134](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX90LA134), Apr 2, 1990: Aeronca 7AC (N82805), Cottonwood, AZ, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE FAILURE TO THE PILOT TO MAINTAIN CONTROL OF THE AIRCRAFT. CONTRIBUTING TO THE ACCIDENT WAS THE DECISION OF THE PILOT TO ATTEMPT A LANDING IN A CROSS WIND CONDITION WELL BEYOND THE CAPABILITY OF…

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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