# Accident 20070608011749A: Bbavia 7AC, Erie, CO, June 8, 2007

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 8, 2007, 19:00 local time
- Place: Erie, CO
- Airport: Erie Municipal
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.0008° N, 105.0347° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.0008&lon=-105.0347&mi=10
- Aircraft: N83365, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N83365-2023-06-08) (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 certificates: Student
- Pilot flight hours: 25 total, 25 in this make and model, 15 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN07CA099](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN07CA099) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20070608011749A

## Narrative

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

(-23) THE PILOT STATED HE WAS PRACTICING TOUCH AND GO LANDINGS TO RUNWAY 33 (4,700 FEET BY 60 FEET, CONCRETE). THE PILOT STATED THAT DURING THE LANDING ROLL, THE AIRPLANE GOT "SQUIRRELLY." THE AIRPLANE DEPARTED THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE RUNWAY AND NOSED DOWN IN AN ADJACENT DITCH. THE PROPELLER WAS BENT, AND THE LEFT WING TIP EXTENSION AND SPAR WAS BROKEN. THE PILOT REPORTED NO SYSTEM'S ANOMALIES WITH THE AIRPLANE. AN EXAMINATION OF THE AIRPLANE'S SYSTEMS REVEALED NO ANOMALIES.

## 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 DEN07CA099](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN07CA099), Jun 9, 2007: Aeronca 7AC (N83365), Erie, CO, substantial damage. Probable cause: The student pilot's failure to maintain direction control during the landing roll.

## Other reports on N83365 (1)

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

- [Accident 20210723020409A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20210723020409A), Jul 23, 2021: Aeronca 7AC (N83365), Harrah, OK, Substantial damage. Shortly after take off, the engine started to surge. It would lose power, then gain power. The situation progressively became worse. The pilot did not know if…

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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