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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Bbavia 7AC · Dowagiac, MI · February 14, 1994

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Date: February 14, 1994 · 13:45 local
Place: Dowagiac, MI
Airport: Dowagiac Municipal Airport
Phase of flight: Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N81616
Reported as: Bbavia 7AC
Reported engine: Continental A658
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 375 total6 in this make and model20 in the last 90 days

N81616Registered now · Aeronca 7ACS/N 7AC-222 Airframe modelAeronca 7AC Engine modelContinental A&C65 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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Lost directional control on high speed crosswind taxi. Jumped runway edge snowbank but nosed over in deep snow.

As the FAA filed it

LOST DIRECTIONAL CONTROL ON HIGH SPEED CROSSWIND TAXI. JUMPED RUNWAY EDGE SNOWBANK BUT NOSED OVER IN DEEP SNOW.

Other reports on N81616 · 1

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

Incident 19971203041479IStarting Engines · Dowagiac, MIPilot hand propped aircraft. Passenger in aft seat mishandled controls/throttle, open. Taxied into terminal bldg.Dec 3, 1997 · No damage