# Accident 19870412008969A: Bbavia STC7, Sharpsburg, GA, April 12, 1987

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 12, 1987, 14:07 local time
- Place: Sharpsburg, GA
- Airport: Private
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.3808° N, 84.6494° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.3808&lon=-84.6494&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1823E, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1823E-1988-08-02) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Aeronca 7AC (registry code 2110102, https://openairdocs.org/model/aeronca-7ac) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BBAVIA STC7
- Reported engine: CONT A658
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 240 total, 172 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL87FA111](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL87FA111) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870412008969A

## Narrative

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

THE AIRCRAFT FAILED TO CLEAR TREES AFTER TAKEOFF. SUSPECT AIRCRAFT WAS OVERGROSSED AND CARB ICING. AUTO FUEL USE.

## 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 ATL87FA111](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL87FA111), Apr 12, 1987: Aeronca 7AC (N1823E), Sharpsburg, GA, destroyed, 1 fatal

## Other reports on N1823E (1)

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

- [Accident 19781028034109A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19781028034109A), Oct 28, 1978: Blanca 7HC (N1823E), Hampton, GA, 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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