# Accident 19850922059619A: Bbavia 7AC, Ridgefield, WA, September 22, 1985

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 22, 1985, 12:30 local time
- Place: Ridgefield, WA
- Airport: Private
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 45.7892° N, 122.6904° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.7892&lon=-122.6904&mi=10
- Aircraft: N84844, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N84844) (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 C858
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 250 total, 90 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA85LA219](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA85LA219) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850922059619A

## Narrative

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

UNCERTIFICATED PILOT STALLED AIRCRAFT 15 FEET AGL WHILE ATTEMPTING A LANDING.

## 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 SEA85LA219](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA85LA219), Sep 22, 1985: Aeronca 7AC (N84844), Ridgefield, WA, 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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