# Accident 20070916021809A: Bbavia 7AC, Kent, OH, September 16, 2007

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 16, 2007, 15:30 local time
- Place: Kent, OH
- Airport: Kent State Univ
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.1514° N, 81.9011° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.1514&lon=-81.9011&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1950E, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N1950E) (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: 600 total, 550 in this make and model, 10 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI07CA314](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI07CA314) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20070916021809A

## Narrative

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

(-23) AIRCRAFT LANDED IN A CROSSWIND AND DRIFTED OFF THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE RUNWAY. RIGHT HAND GEAR WENT INTO A DITCH, AIRCRAFT BOUNCED UP AND LANDED HARD CAUSING DAMAGE TO RIGHT GEAR AND FUSELAGE.

## 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 CHI07CA314](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI07CA314), Sep 16, 2007: Aeronca 7AC (N1950E), Kent, OH, substantial damage. Probable cause: The inadequate compensation for wind conditions and the directional control not obtained/maintained by the pilot during landing. Contributing factors were the crosswind, gusts, and ditch.

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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