# Accident 19940214002219A: Bbavia 7AC, Dowagiac, MI, February 14, 1994

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 14, 1994, 13:45 local time
- Place: Dowagiac, MI
- Airport: Dowagiac Municipal Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.9929° N, 86.1283° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at DOWAGIAC MUNI (C91), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.9929&lon=-86.1283&mi=10
- Aircraft: N81616, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N81616) (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
- Reported engine: CONT A658
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 375 total, 6 in this make and model, 20 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940214002219A

## Narrative

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

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

## NTSB investigation

None matched to this report by aircraft and date. Search the NTSB's own records: https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-main-public/basic-search

## Other reports on N81616 (1)

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

- [Incident 19971203041479I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19971203041479I), Dec 3, 1997: Bbavia 7AC (N81616), Dowagiac, MI, No damage. Pilot hand propped aircraft. Passenger in aft seat mishandled controls/throttle, open. Taxied into terminal bldg.

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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