# Accident 19971222041219A: Bbavia 7AC, Eustis, FL, December 22, 1997

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 22, 1997, 15:12 local time
- Place: Eustis, FL
- Airport: Mid Florida Air Service Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 28.9201° N, 81.4906° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=28.9201&lon=-81.4906&mi=10
- Aircraft: N83589, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N83589) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Aeronca 7AC (registry code 2110102, https://openairdocs.org/model/aeronca-7ac) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental A&C65 series (registry code 17003, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-a-c65-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BBAVIA 7AC
- Reported engine: CONT A658
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 120 total, 2 in this make and model, 31 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL98LA028](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL98LA028) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19971222041219A

## Narrative

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

SECOND SOLO TAIL DRAGGERS. CROSSWIND. HIT TIRE AT RWY LIGHT LANDING. SWERVED INTO PARKED 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 ATL98LA028](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL98LA028), Dec 22, 1997: Aeronca 7AC (N83589), Eustis, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: failure of the pilot to maintain directional control of the airplane during the landing roll, which resulted in a ground swerve and subsequent collision with a parked airplane. Related factors were:…

## Other reports on N83589 (1)

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

- [Accident 19791017027939A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19791017027939A), Oct 17, 1979: Bbavia 7AC (N83589), Dubuque, IA, Substantial damage. Pilot lost directional control on takeoff. Ran into a fence.

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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