# Accident 20051113029779A: Bbavia 7DC, Fort Worth, TX, November 13, 2005

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 13, 2005, 15:54 local time
- Place: Fort Worth, TX
- Airport: Hicks Airfield Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.9311° N, 97.4117° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.9311&lon=-97.4117&mi=10
- Aircraft: N81868, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N81868) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Aeronca 7DC-CONV (registry code 2110117, https://openairdocs.org/model/aeronca-7dc-conv) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental C85 series (registry code 17008, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-c85-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BBAVIA 7DC
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,600 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DFW06CA029](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DFW06CA029) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20051113029779A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON NOVEMBER 13, 2005, AT APPROXIMATELY 1554 LOCAL, AN AERONCA 7DC AIRCRAFT, N81868, SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE AFTER EXITING RUNWAY 34 ON TAKEOFF ROLL AT HICKS AIRFIELD, FORT WORTH, TX AND IMPACTING AN EMBANKMENT. THE AIRCRAFT EXPERIENCED DAMAGE TO THE PROPELLER, LANDING GEAR, WINGS, FUSELAGE AND EMPENNAGE. THE AIRCRAFT WAS PILOTED BY ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^

## 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 DFW06CA029](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DFW06CA029), Nov 13, 2005: Aeronca 7DC (N81868), Saginaw, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: The flight instructor's delayed remedial action. Contributing factors were the gusty winds.

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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