# Accident 19960520037079A: Bbavia 7EC, New Castle, PA, May 20, 1996

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 20, 1996, 20:30 local time
- Place: New Castle, PA
- Airport: New Castle Municipal Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.9898° N, 80.3408° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.9898&lon=-80.3408&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1536E, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1536E-2017-03-24) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Aeronca 7EC (registry code 2110120, https://openairdocs.org/model/aeronca-7ec) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental C90 series (registry code 17009, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-c90-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BBAVIA 7EC
- Reported engine: CONT C8512
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 10,300 total, 10 in this make and model, 10 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC96LA112](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC96LA112) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960520037079A

## Narrative

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

LOST DIRECTIONAL CONTROL LANDING. LOW TIME IN TAILWHEEL AIRCRAFT.

## 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 NYC96LA112](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC96LA112), May 21, 1996: Aeronca 7EC (N1536E), New Castle, PA, substantial damage. Probable cause: the pilot's failure to maintain directional control during the landing roll, which resulted in a ground swerve and an encounter with high grass and a ditch off the side of the runway.

## Other reports on N1536E (2)

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

- [Incident 19800629056669I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800629056669I), Jun 29, 1980: Bbavia 7AC (N1536E), Salamanca, NY. Pilot made precautionary landing due to line squall and thunderstorms.
- [Accident 19740922035099A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740922035099A), Sep 22, 1974: Blanca 7EC (N1536E), Demotte, IN, Substantial damage. Brakes ckd ok. Hit apple tree on l side of rwy.

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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