# Accident 19930923036159A: Bbavia 7GCBC, Wauseon, OH, September 23, 1993

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 23, 1993, 16:35 local time
- Place: Wauseon, OH
- Airport: Fulton County Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.5494° N, 84.1403° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.5494&lon=-84.1403&mi=10
- Aircraft: N53730, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N53730) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bellanca 7GCBC (registry code 1220601, https://openairdocs.org/model/bellanca-7gcbc) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BBAVIA 7GCBC
- Reported engine: LYC O320A2D
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 308 total, 237 in this make and model, 35 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB BFO93LA185](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/BFO93LA185) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930923036159A

## Narrative

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

LEFT WING CAME UP LANDING IN CROSSWIND. VEERED OFF RUNWAY AND NOSED OVER.

## 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 BFO93LA185](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/BFO93LA185), Sep 23, 1993: Bellanca 7GCBC (N53730), Wauseon, OH, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO COMPENSATE FOR THE CROSSWIND WHICH RESULTED IN LOSS OF DIRECTIONAL CONTROL DURING THE FLARE/TOUCHDOWN. A FACTOR IN THE ACCIDENT WAS THE CROSSWIND COMPONENT.

## Other reports on N53730 (1)

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

- [Incident 19800903068449I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800903068449I), Sep 3, 1980: Bbavia 7GCBC (N53730), Annapolis, MD, Minor damage. Pilot lost directional control after touchdown. Crashed into a parked airplane.

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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