# Accident 19900419010209A: Bbavia STC7, Rome, NY, April 19, 1990

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 19, 1990, 14:30 local time
- Place: Rome, NY
- Airport: Becks Grove Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 43.2699° N, 75.6399° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.2699&lon=-75.6399&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2275E, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2275E) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Aeronca 7AC (registry code 2110102, https://openairdocs.org/model/aeronca-7ac) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-235 series (registry code 41505, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-235-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BBAVIA STC7
- Reported engine: LYC O235C
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 532 total, 132 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC90LA088](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC90LA088) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900419010209A

## Narrative

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

IMPACTED HARD ON END OF RUNWAY LOST CONTROL. VEERED OFF. WING HIT A TREE.

## 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 NYC90LA088](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC90LA088), Apr 19, 1990: Aeronca 7AC (N2275E), Blossvale, NY, substantial damage. Probable cause: FAILURE OF THE PILOT TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL DURING LANDING. FACTORS RELATED TO THE ACCIDENT WERE: A GUSTY QUARTERING TAILWIND.

## Other reports on N2275E (1)

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

- [Incident 19781011030099I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19781011030099I), Oct 11, 1978: Blanca 7AC (N2275E), Durhamville, NY, Minor damage. Pilot lost directional control after touchdown.

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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