# Accident 19890715066149A: Bbavia 7AC, American Falls, ID, July 15, 1989

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 15, 1989, 19:40 local time
- Place: American Falls, ID
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.7204° N, 112.9909° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.7204&lon=-112.9909&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1636E, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N1636E) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Aeronca 7AC (registry code 2110102, https://openairdocs.org/model/aeronca-7ac) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-290 series (registry code 41506, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-290-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BBAVIA 7AC
- Reported engine: CONT A658
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA89LA133](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA89LA133) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890715066149A

## Narrative

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

LOST POWER EN ROUTE. NOSED OVER LANDING. MAGNETO DRIVE GEAR STRIPPED ITS TEETH CAUSING MAGNETO TO GET OUT OF TIMING

## 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 SEA89LA133](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA89LA133), Jul 16, 1989: Aeronca 7AC (N1636E), American Falls, ID, substantial damage. Probable cause: AN ENGINE FAILURE DUE TO STRIPPED AND BROKEN TEETH ON A MAGNETO DRIVE GEAR IN THE ACCESSORY GEAR BOX. A SOFT FIELD CAUSED THE NOSE OVER DURING THE FORCED LANDING.

## Other reports on N1636E (2)

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

- [Incident 19981212033259I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19981212033259I), Dec 12, 1998: Bbavia 7AC (N1636E), Jamestown, ND, Minor damage. Pilot was practicing touch and go landings when the right acft wheel fell off. (-5)on December 12, 1998, at 1600 central standard time (CST), a Aeronca 7AC,…
- [Incident 19880403020809I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880403020809I), Apr 3, 1988: Bbavia 7AC (N1636E), Chandler, AZ, Minor damage. On rehearsal for an airshow. Damaged landing gear trying to land on bed of a pickup. Gear then collapsed on landing

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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