# Accident 19980331005019A: Bbavia 7EC, Glendive, MT, March 31, 1998

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 31, 1998, 18:25 local time
- Place: Glendive, MT
- Airport: Dawson Community
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 47.7590° N, 104.6699° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=47.7590&lon=-104.6699&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4382C, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4382C) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Champion AERONCA 7EC (registry code 2110158, https://openairdocs.org/model/champion-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 C9012F
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,233 total, 8 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA98LA057](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA98LA057) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980331005019A

## Narrative

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

LOST DIRECTIONAL CONTROL LANDING AND GROUND LOOPED. (.4)DURING THE LANDING ROLL IN THE TAIL WHEEL EQUIPPED AIRPLANE, THE PILOT FELT THAT THE AIRCRAFT WAS STARTING TO GET AWAY FROM HIM. HE ATTEMPTED REMEDIAL ACTION, BUT THE ACTION WAS TAKEN TOO LATE TO KEEP THE AIRCRAFT FROM ENTERING A GROUND LOOP.                                                      (-23)PILOT REPORTED LOSS OF DIRECTIONAL CONTROL AFTER LANDING.  THE AIRCRAFT GROUND LOOPED, AND RAN OFF RIGHT SIDE OF RUNWAY.  DAMAGE WAS TO LEFT WING, LEFT ELEVATOR AND FUSELAGE LOWER LONGERONS RIGHT SIDE.

## 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 SEA98LA057](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA98LA057), Apr 1, 1998: Aeronca 7-EC (N4382C), Glendive, MT, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's delayed remedial action and his inadvertent entry into a ground loop.

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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