# Accident 20080629840539A: Bbavia 7DC, Elk River, ID, June 29, 2008

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 29, 2008, 10:25 local time
- Place: Elk River, ID
- Airport: Elk River
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 46.7706° N, 116.1903° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=46.7706&lon=-116.1903&mi=10
- Aircraft: N83056, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N83056) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Aeronca 7DC (registry code 2110116, https://openairdocs.org/model/aeronca-7dc) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental C85 series (registry code 17008, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-c85-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BBAVIA 7DC
- Reported engine: CONT C85*
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,960 total, 95 in this make and model, 20 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX08CA204](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX08CA204) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20080629840539A

## Narrative

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

(-23) DURING TAKEOFF ROLL, THE AIRCRAFT DRIFTED INTO LONG GRASS ON LEFT SIDE OF THE UNIMPROVED STRIP, AT WHICH TIME THE PILOT OVER CORRECTED TO THE RIGHT.  THE PILOT LOST CONTROL OF THE AIRCRAFT AND CONTINUED INTO THE LONG GRASS ON THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE STRIP, FLIPPING THE AIRCRAFT OVER.  THE GROUND ROLL DISTANCE WAS ESTIMATED TO BE APPROXIMATELY FIVE HUNDRED (500') FEET.

## 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 LAX08CA204](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX08CA204), Jun 29, 2008: Aeronca 7DC (N83056), Elk River, ID, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain directional control.

## Other reports on N83056 (1)

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

- [Incident 20190616007099I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20190616007099I), Jun 16, 2019: Aeronca 7DC (N83056), Spokane, WA, Minor damage. Pilot landed rwy 22R, ground looped, stopped facing east on runway edge and grass. Taxied to the ramp without assistance.

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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