# Accident 19890917035569A: Bbavia 7CCM, Semmes, AL, September 17, 1989

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 17, 1989, 18:05 local time
- Place: Semmes, AL
- Airport: Grimes Field Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 30.7698° N, 88.2609° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.7698&lon=-88.2609&mi=10
- Aircraft: N83732, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N83732) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Aeronca 7AC (registry code 2110102, https://openairdocs.org/model/aeronca-7ac) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental C85 series (registry code 17008, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-c85-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BBAVIA 7CCM
- Reported engine: CONT C908F
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 267 total, 3 in this make and model, 9 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL89LA215](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL89LA215) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890917035569A

## Narrative

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

REPLACED FUEL CAP GASKET. ENGINE QUIT ON TAKEOFF. GASKET WAS WRONG SIZE. BLOCKED FUEL VENT CAUSED FUEL STARVATION.

## 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 ATL89LA215](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL89LA215), Sep 17, 1989: Aeronca 7AC (N83732), Semmes, AL, substantial damage. Probable cause: IMPROPER REPLACEMENT OF THE FUEL CAP GASKET BY THE PILOT, WHICH RESULTED IN A BLOCKED FUEL CAP VENT AND FUEL STARVATION. TREES IN THE EMERGENCY LANDING AREA CONTRIBUTED TO AIRCRAFT 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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