# Accident 19850330044159A: Bbavia 7AC, North Key Largo, FL, March 30, 1985

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 30, 1985, 12:29 local time
- Place: North Key Largo, FL
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 25.0800° N, 80.4403° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=25.0800&lon=-80.4403&mi=10
- Aircraft: N84303, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N84303) (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
- Reported engine: CONT A658
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 11,000 total, 700 in this make and model, 165 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA85LA138](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA85LA138) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850330044159A

## Narrative

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

ENGINE QUIT AND AIRCRAFT WAS DITCHED IN OCEAN. TOOK OFF WITH ESTIMATED FOUR GALLONS OF FUEL AND RAN OUT OF FUEL.

## 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 MIA85LA138](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA85LA138), Mar 30, 1985: Aeronca 7AC (N84303), Key Largo, FL, substantial damage

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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