# Accident 20070509014519A: Bbavia 7AC, Lagrangeville, NY, May 9, 2007

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 9, 2007, 13:30 local time
- Place: Lagrangeville, NY
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.6509° N, 73.7629° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Lagrangeville, NY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.6509&lon=-73.7629&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1478E, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1478E-2024-05-11) (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
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,500 total, 400 in this make and model, 30 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20070509014519A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON MAY 9, 2007, AT APPROXIMATELY 1330 EST, THE PILOT IN COMMAND (PIC) OF AN AERONCA CHAMP, N1478E, ATTEMPTED TO LAND ON AN UNIMPROVED GRASS STRIP WHICH WAS LOCATED IN THE PIC'S BACKYARD. THE LANDING AREA IS APPROXIMATELY 800 FEET LONG, 20 FEET WIDE, WITH TALL TREES AT ONE END OF THE RUNWAY, AND TALL TREES WITH AN AREA CARVED OUT FOR THE APPROACH OF AN AIRCRAFT AT THE OTHER END. A STONE WALL WAS CLEARED FROM THE THRESHOLD OF THE EDGE OF THE RUNWAY. ON APPROACH, THE PIC HAD THE TRIM IN THE FULL UP POSITION. THE PIC TOUCHED DOWN WHERE THE FORMER STONE WALL WAS LOCATED HITTING A ROCK THAT WAS PARTIALLY HIDDEN. THE RIGHT MAIN LANDING GEAR IMPACTED THE SURFACE OF THIS ROCK, SHEARING THE RIGHT MAIN LANDING GEAR AWAY FROM THE ATTACH POINT AT THE AXLE, BENDING THE RIGHT STRUT, AND THE PROPELLER DUG INTO THE GROUND BENDING THE PROPELLER. THE PIC WAS NOT INJURED. THIS WAS THE SECOND TIME THE PIC HAS LANDED AT THIS GRASS STRIP.

## NTSB investigation

None matched to this report by aircraft and date. Search the NTSB's own records: https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-main-public/basic-search

## Other reports on N1478E (1)

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

- [Accident 20220829015559A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20220829015559A), Aug 29, 2022: Aeronca 7AC (N1478E), Jacksboro, TN, Destroyed, 1 fatal. The pilot taxied to the hold short line performed his flight control checks then proceeded to back taxi on 23 for departure turned in to the wind for run up.…

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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