# Accident 19950202001769A: Bbavia 7AC, Big Bear, CA, February 2, 1995

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 2, 1995, 09:18 local time
- Place: Big Bear, CA
- Airport: Big Bear City Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Go Round (Aborted VFR)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.2599° N, 116.8398° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.2599&lon=-116.8398&mi=10
- Aircraft: N83981, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N83981) (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 C858
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 913 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX95LA093](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX95LA093) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950202001769A

## Narrative

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

BOUNCED ON LANDING. BEGAN GO AROUND. LIFTED THEN SETTLED. RIGHT WING HIT A PLANE. CARTWHEELED. FIRST SOLO IN PLANE.

## 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 LAX95LA093](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX95LA093), Feb 2, 1995: Aeronca 7AC (N83981), Big Bear City, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S IMPROPER RECOVERY FR0M A BOUNCED LANDING, AND HIS FAILURE TO ATTAIN ADEQUATE AIRSPEED IN UNFAVORABLE WIND CONDITIONS FOR AN ATTEMPTED GO-AROUND (ABORTED LANDING), WHICH RESULTED IN A…

## Other reports on N83981 (1)

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

- [Incident 20160416006499I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20160416006499I), Apr 16, 2016: Aeronca 7AC (N83981), Livingston, NY, No damage. On April 16, 2016. Aeronca 7AC N83981 departed columbia county airport (1B1) at approximately 1PM. As reported: the aircraft climbed to 3000 ft. MSL and…

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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