# Accident 20071102826459A: Bbavia 7AC, Fort Worth, TX, November 2, 2007

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 2, 2007, 18:00 local time
- Place: Fort Worth, TX
- Airport: Fort Worth Spinks
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.5653° N, 97.3081° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.5653&lon=-97.3081&mi=10
- Aircraft: N81800, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N81800) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Aeronca 7BCM/CONV (registry code 2110145, https://openairdocs.org/model/aeronca-7bcm-conv) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BBAVIA 7AC
- Reported engine: CONT C858
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 560 total, 7 in this make and model, 7 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DFW08CA022](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DFW08CA022) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20071102826459A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON NOVEMBER 2, 2007 AT APPROXIMATELY 1830 CENTRAL DAYLIGHT TIME (CDT), A SINGLE ENGINE AERONICA CHAMP AR-7-AC, N81800, OWNED BY FLYWITHROBERT LLC, 6329 WALLINGFORD DR., FORT WORTH, TX 76133, AFTER LANDING ON A PART 91 PERSONAL FLIGHT, VEERED OFF TO THE LEFT (EAST) SIDE OF RUNWAY 17L AT FORT WORTH SPINKS AIRPORT (FWS), TRAVELLED DOWN AN EMBANKMENT AND FLIPPED UPSIDE DOWN. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS (VMC) PREVAILED AT THE TIME AND NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED. THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE AND THE PILOT, THE LONE OCCUPANT, WAS NOT INJURED. THE PILOT HOLDS A PRIVATE CERTIFICATE. THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED AT FORT WORTH SPINKS AIRPORT (FWS) AT APPROXIMATELY 1700 CDT.

## 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 DFW08CA022](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DFW08CA022), Nov 2, 2007: Aeronca 7AC (N81800), Fort Worth, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain direction control. A contributing factor was the tailwind.

## Other reports on N81800 (3)

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

- [Incident 20210314004479I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20210314004479I), Mar 14, 2021: Aeronca 7AC (N81800), Cleburne, TX, Minor damage. The aircraft landed at Cleburne airport (cpt) on runway 15. During roll out prior to getting the tail wheel down the aircraft was pushed hard by an unexpected…
- [Accident 20110124000899A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20110124000899A), Jan 24, 2011: Aeronca 7AC (N81800), Corsicana, TX, Substantial damage. On 24 January at or about 2105UTC at the Corsicana, Texas Corsicana municipal airport (crs) a aeronica 7AC (converted to an 7BCM-conv) serial number 7AC423…
- [Accident 19990912047479A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990912047479A), Sep 12, 1999: Bbavia 7AC (N81800), Fort Worth, TX, Substantial damage. (.4) The pilot lost control of the tail wheel equipped airplane during the landing roll. The pilot reported that his approach speed was '55-60,' and the…

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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