# Accident 19960810022319A: Bbavia 7ECA, Bedford, MA, August 10, 1996

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 10, 1996, 16:20 local time
- Place: Bedford, MA
- Airport: Laurence G Hanscom Fld
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.4699° N, 71.2890° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at LAURENCE G HANSCOM FLD (BED), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.4699&lon=-71.2890&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5067C, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5067C) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bellanca 7ECA (registry code 1220460, https://openairdocs.org/model/bellanca-7eca) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-235 series (registry code 41505, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-235-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BBAVIA 7ECA
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC96LA166](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC96LA166) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960810022319A

## Narrative

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

PILOT STATED HE CAUGHT A CROSSWIND ON LANDING, ATTEMPTED TOUCH AND BO, WENT OFF LEFT SIDE OF RUNWAY INTO GRASS. (-23) PILOT STATES HE CAUGHT A CROSSWIND ON LANDING AT BEDFORD RUNWAY 29 AND ATTEMPTED TAKEOFF/GO-AROUND BUT AIRCRAFT WENT OFF LEFT SIDE OF RUNWAY INTO GRASS.  AIRCRAFT HIT BUMP JERKING VIOLENTLY TO LEFT AND THEN CAME TO REST ON RIGHT SIDE. AIRCRAFT DAMAGE WAS SUBSTANTIAL.  R/H SPAR DAMAGED, R/H AILERON DAMAGED, R/H MAIN GEAR SHEARED OFF, WINDSHIELD BROKEN, PROP DAMAGED AND POSSIBLE STRUCTURAL TUBE DAMAGE. PASSENGER HAD MINOR INJURIES.  AIRCRAFT WAS INSPECTED ON 08/12/96.

## 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 NYC96LA166](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC96LA166), Aug 10, 1996: Bellanca 7ECA (N5067C), Bedford, MA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's inadequate compensation for wind conditions, and his failure to maintain directional control, which resulted in a ground loop/swerve. The variable wind condition was a related factor.

## Other reports on N5067C (2)

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

- [Accident 19820201002709A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820201002709A), Feb 1, 1982: Bbavia 7ECA (N5067C), Sonoma, CA, Substantial damage. Student pilot lost directional control during takeoff. Aircraft left runway and nosed over in water off side.
- [Accident 19801201074309A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19801201074309A), Dec 1, 1980: Bbavia 7ECA (N5067C), Sonoma Valley, CA, Substantial damage. Student entered clouds en route. Disoriented, out of fuel. Broke out, landed on highway. Weather briefing inadequate

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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