# Accident 19960824024039A: Bbavia 7AC, Frederick, MD, August 24, 1996

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 24, 1996
- Place: Frederick, MD
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Location: 39.4208° N, 77.4105° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.4208&lon=-77.4105&mi=10
- Aircraft: N81543 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: BBAVIA 7AC
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB IAD96LA140](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD96LA140) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960824024039A

## Narrative

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

GROUND LOOPED, RAN OFF LEFT SIDE OF RUNWAY WHILE ATTEMPTING TO TAKE OFF.

## 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 IAD96LA140](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD96LA140), Aug 24, 1996: Aeronca 7AC (N81543), Frederick, MD, substantial damage. Probable cause: the pilot's failure to maintain adequate airspeed during the initial climb after takeoff, which resulted in a stall and collision with the terrain.

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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