# Accident 19950401012779A: Bbavia 7GCBC, Lakewood, NJ, April 1, 1995

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 1, 1995, 13:15 local time
- Place: Lakewood, NJ
- Airport: Lakewood Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.0669° N, 74.1776° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at LAKEWOOD (N12), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.0669&lon=-74.1776&mi=10
- Aircraft: N85713, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N85713) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Aeronca 7DC (registry code 2110116, https://openairdocs.org/model/aeronca-7dc) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental C85 series (registry code 17008, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-c85-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BBAVIA 7GCBC
- Reported engine: CONT C8512F
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 864 total, 9 in this make and model, 2 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB BFO95LA040](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/BFO95LA040) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950401012779A

## Narrative

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

WINDSHIFT TO TAILWIND ON LANDING. LOST CONTROL. EXITED RUNWAY INTO SOFT SAND AND NOSED DOWN. CHANGED ACTIVE RUNWAY.

## 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 BFO95LA040](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/BFO95LA040), Apr 1, 1995: Aeronca 7AC (N85713), Lakewood, NJ, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's inadequate compensation for wind conditions and his inadequate evaluation of the weather conditions which resulted in an overrun. A factor is the sudden windshift.

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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