# Accident 19880319006039A: Bbavia 7AC, Umpqua, OR, March 19, 1988

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 19, 1988, 10:15 local time
- Place: Umpqua, OR
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Unauth Low Level Opns
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 43.3492° N, 123.5394° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.3492&lon=-123.5394&mi=10
- Aircraft: N81788, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N81788-1994-12-30) (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: 1,207 total, 310 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA88LA062](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA88LA062) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880319006039A

## Narrative

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

STRUCK TELEPHONE WIRES AND CRASHED IN A COW PASTURE WHILE FLYING LOW OVER A RIVER.

## 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 SEA88LA062](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA88LA062), Mar 19, 1988: Aeronca 7AC (N81788), Umpqua, OR, destroyed

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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