# Accident 20000901014179A: Bbavia 7AC, Hot Springs, AR, September 1, 2000

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 1, 2000, 15:38 local time
- Place: Hot Springs, AR
- Airport: Memorial Field
- Damage: No damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.4507° N, 93.0997° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.4507&lon=-93.0997&mi=10
- Aircraft: N83866, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N83866-2023-02-04) (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
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW00LA247](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW00LA247) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000901014179A

## Narrative

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

(-23) PILOT REPORTS THAT HE DEPARTED MO3 (CONWAY, AR) APPROX. 14:30 DIRECT TO MENA(M39). DIVERTED TO HOT SPRINGS (HOT) FOR WEATHER AVOIDANCE. FINAL DESTINATION WAS PORTLAND, OREGON VIA NEW MEXICO. UPON LANDING AT RUNWAY 23 AT HOT SPRINGS, ENCOUNTERED WIND GUST. GROUND LOOPED A/C AND FLIPPED OVER.

## 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 FTW00LA247](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW00LA247), Sep 1, 2000: Aeronca BL7-AC (N83866), Hot Springs, AR, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain control during landing. A factor was the wind gusts.

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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