# Accident 19850421013769A: Bbavia 7AC, Germantown, KY, April 21, 1985

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 21, 1985, 17:15 local time
- Place: Germantown, KY
- Airport: Brown Co
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.6499° N, 83.9609° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.6499&lon=-83.9609&mi=10
- Aircraft: N85652, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N85652) (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: 8,500 total, 250 in this make and model, 150 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL85LA144](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL85LA144) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850421013769A

## Narrative

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

STRUCK POWERLINE DURING LANDING IN FIELD AFTER LOSS OF ENGINE POWER. SLUSHING COMPOUND FRAGMENT STOPPED FUEL FLOW.

## 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 ATL85LA144](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL85LA144), Apr 21, 1985: Bellanca 7AC (N85652), Germantown, KY, 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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