# NTSB IAD80FID10: Bellanca 7GCAA, N31253, Windsor, VA, March 15, 1980

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: March 15, 1980
- Place: Windsor, VA · WINDSOR, VA
- Location: 36.8112° N, 76.7384° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Windsor, VA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.8112&lon=-76.7384&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report May 22, 1980
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 131751
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=IAD80FID10
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD80FID10

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0256  80/3/15    WINDSOR,VA          BELLANCA 7GCAA      CR-  0  0  1  MISCELLANEOUS             PRIVATE, AGE 53, 2000
        TIME - 1600                    N31253              PX-  0  0  0  TOWING GLIDERS            TOTAL HOURS, 15 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - GARNER FIELD
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          WINDSOR,VA                  LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: ROLL
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER COMPENSATION FOR WIND CONDITIONS
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF BRAKES AND/OR FLIGHT CONTROLS
        FACTOR(S)
           WEATHER - UNFAVORABLE WIND CONDITIONS
        WEATHER BRIEFING - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        WEATHER FORECAST - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          CLEAR                                                    UNLIMITED
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED)                                     NONE
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  RELATIVE BEARING OF WIND
          NONE                                                     LEFT QUARTERING HEAD WIND 293-337 DEGREES
        WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES                                   WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS
          330                                                       15
        TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS                               TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          VFR                                                      NONE
        REMARKS- PLT APPLIED BRAKES AFT LOSS OF DIR CONTROL.WIND GUSTS TO 20KTS.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N31253 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: BELLANCA 7GCAA
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Garner Field

## 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 19800315006219A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800315006219A), Mar 15, 1980: Bbavia 7GCAA, Windsor, VA, Substantial damage. Lost directional control on landing. Veered left, hit brakes, and flipped over.

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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