# Accident 19850615025669A: Bbavia 7AC, Barnardsville, NC, June 15, 1985

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 15, 1985, 12:00 local time
- Place: Barnardsville, NC
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.7692° N, 82.4495° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.7692&lon=-82.4495&mi=10
- Aircraft: N83678, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N83678-1996-03-13) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Aeronca 7AC (registry code 2110102, https://openairdocs.org/model/aeronca-7ac) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BBAVIA 7AC
- Reported engine: CONT A658
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 57 total, 10 in this make and model, 11 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL85LA187](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL85LA187) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850615025669A

## Narrative

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

LOSS OF ENGINE POWER IN MOUNTAINOUS WOODED AREA. STALLED INTO TREE TOPS. PROBABLE CARBURETOR ICING.

## 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 ATL85LA187](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL85LA187), Jun 15, 1985: Champion 7AC (N83678), Barnardsville, NC, substantial damage

## Other reports on N83678 (1)

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

- [Incident 19840513071799I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840513071799I), May 13, 1984: Bbavia 7AC (N83678), Statesville, NC, Minor damage. Lost directional control on rollout. Ran off runway into ditch.

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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