# Accident 19970223001769A: Bbavia 7AC, Riverside/Rubid, CA, February 23, 1997

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 23, 1997, 09:10 local time
- Place: Riverside/Rubid, CA
- Airport: Fla-Bob Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.9890° N, 117.4406° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.9890&lon=-117.4406&mi=10
- Aircraft: N84486, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N84486-1998-02-03) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Aeronca 7AC (registry code 2110102, https://openairdocs.org/model/aeronca-7ac) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BBAVIA 7AC
- Reported engine: LYC O290D
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,200 total, 550 in this make and model, 8 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX97LA106](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX97LA106) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970223001769A

## Narrative

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

UNEXPECTED WIND GUST RESULTED IN DRIFT. OVERCOMPENSATED TRIED TO PULL OUT STRIKING FENCE. NOSED OVER IN A DITCH.

## 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 LAX97LA106](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX97LA106), Feb 23, 1997: Aeronca 7AC (N84486), Rubidoux, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: the pilot's inadequate compensation for the existing gusty crosswind condition, and his failure to maintain runway alignment. The gusty crosswind was a related factor.

## Other reports on N84486 (1)

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

- [Accident 19810816049789A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810816049789A), Aug 16, 1981: Bbavia 7AC (N84486), Blakesburg, IA, Substantial damage. Allowed crosswind to drift airplane off center line of runway on landing. Failed to go around. Struck trees.

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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