# Accident 20080525839949A: Bbavia 7AC, Valkaria, FL, May 25, 2008

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 25, 2008, 10:30 local time
- Place: Valkaria, FL
- Airport: Valkaria
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Climb
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 27.9608° N, 80.5583° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=27.9608&lon=-80.5583&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1457E, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N1457E) (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
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 416 total, 6 in this make and model, 12 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC08CA194](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC08CA194) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20080525839949A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON MAY 25,2008, AT AROUND 1030 AM LOCAL, AIRCRAFT N1457E, AN AERONCA 7AC, CRASHED WHILE TAKING OFF RUNWAY 9, OF THE VALKIRA AIRPORT, LOCATED IN VALKIRA, FLORIDA. THE PILOT, ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ STATED THAT HIS CLIMB-OUT WAS NORMAL WHEN AT ABOUT 200 FT THE AIRCRAFT MADE A SLOW LEFT TURN TO THE NORTH, FLYING INTO A CROSSWIND PORTION OF THE PATTERN. THE PILOT STATED THAT JUST AS THE AIRCRAFT PASSED THE HEADING INTO THE WIND, THE AIRCRAFT ABRUPTLY ROLLED LEFT AND NOSE PITCHED DOWN SEVERELY.  THE PILOT'S REACTED BY APPLYING HARD RIGHT RUDDER. THE PILOT DOES NOT REMEMBER ANYTHING BEYOND THE INITIAL ROLL AND RUDDER INPUTS AND THE VIEW OF THE GROUND. THERE WAS NO MUSHINESS IN THE CONTROLS OR LOSS OF ENGNE POWER BEFORE THE EVENT. THE PILOT AND PASSENGER WERE HOSPITALIZED DUE TO THE SEVERITY OF THEIR INJURIES.  THE AIRCRAFT WAS DESTROYED.

## 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 NYC08CA194](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC08CA194), May 25, 2008: Aeronca 7AC (N1457E), Valkaria, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain adequate airspeed, which resulted in an inadvertent stall.

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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