# NTSB ATL81FIA08: Aeronca 7AC, N83045, Woodbridge, VA, July 31, 1981

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: July 31, 1981
- Place: Woodbridge, VA · WOODBRIDGE, VA
- Location: 38.6403° N, 77.2558° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Woodbridge, VA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.6403&lon=-77.2558&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 1 minor
- Status: Completed, report October 5, 1981
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 124560
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ATL81FIA08
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL81FIA08

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1888  81/7/31    WOODBRIDGE,VA       AERONCA 7AC         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             STUDENT, AGE 18, 36 TOTAL
        TIME - 0730                    N83045              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  HOURS, 11 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - WOODBRIDGE
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          WOODBRIDGE,VA               LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: ROLL
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N83045](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N83045-2013-06-14), registration cancelled 2013-06-14, S/N 7AC-1701 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AERONCA 7AC
- Registry model: [Aeronca 7AC](https://openairdocs.org/model/aeronca-7ac) (registry code 2110102) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Woodbridge

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19810731046499A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810731046499A), Jul 31, 1981: Bbavia 7AC, Woodbridge, VA, Substantial damage. Lost directional control on landing roll. Ran off runway into a ditch.

## Other investigations on N83045 (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 ATL89FA019](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL89FA019), Oct 29, 1988: Aeronca 7AC (N83045), Austell, GA, substantial damage

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.

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