# Accident 20090813016919A: Bbavia 7DC, Winnemucca, NV, August 13, 2009

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 13, 2009, 08:50 local time
- Place: Winnemucca, NV
- Airport: Winnemucca Municipal
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.8911° N, 117.8036° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.8911&lon=-117.8036&mi=10
- Aircraft: N83024, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N83024) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Aeronca 7DC-CONV (registry code 2110117, https://openairdocs.org/model/aeronca-7dc-conv) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental A&C65 series (registry code 17003, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-a-c65-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BBAVIA 7DC
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,972 total, 52 in this make and model, 41 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR09CA405](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR09CA405) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20090813016919A

## Narrative

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

(-23)  THE PILOT STATED THAT HE LOST CONTROL OF THE AIRCRAFT DURING A THREE POINT LANDING WITH A SUBSEQUENT GROUND LOOP TO THE LEFT.  THE PILOT ALSO STATED THAT WEATHER AND THE MECHANICAL CONDITION OF THE AIRCRAFT WAS NOT A FACTOR.

## 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 WPR09CA405](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR09CA405), Aug 13, 2009: Aeronca 7DC-CONV (N83024), Winnemucca, NV, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain directional control during landing.

## Other reports on N83024 (1)

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

- [Incident 19790902033899I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790902033899I), Sep 2, 1979: Blanca 7AC (N83024), Fallon, NV, Minor damage. Right main gear oleo strut came apart in flight. Gear collapsed landing. Upper end of strut had fatigue break.

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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