# Incident 19900412018659I: Bbavia 7AC, Branson, MO, April 12, 1990

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 12, 1990, 10:15 local time
- Place: Branson, MO
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 36.6408° N, 93.2395° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.6408&lon=-93.2395&mi=10
- Aircraft: N84055, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N84055) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Aeronca 7BCM/CONV (registry code 2110145, https://openairdocs.org/model/aeronca-7bcm-conv) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental C85-12F (registry code 17125, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-c85-12f) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BBAVIA 7AC
- Reported engine: CONT A658
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 360 total, 68 in this make and model, 18 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MKC90LA084](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC90LA084) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900412018659I

## Narrative

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

UNABLE TO CONTROL RPM. FORCED LANDING. FOUND THROTTLE CONTROL ROD DISCONNECTED FROM THROTTLE ARM ON CARBURETOR.

## 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 MKC90LA084](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC90LA084), Apr 12, 1990: Aeronca 7AC (N84055), Branson, MO, substantial damage. Probable cause: A DISCONNECTED THROTTLE LINKAGE THAT WAS INADEQUATELY INSPECTED.

## Other reports on N84055 (3)

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

- [Accident 19860817058519A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860817058519A), Aug 17, 1986: Bbavia 7AC (N84055), Republic, MO, Substantial damage. Go around from low pass over intended landing site was sluggish. Sideloads collapsed landing gear at touchdown.
- [Incident 19810721048109I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810721048109I), Jul 21, 1981: Bbavia 7AC (N84055), Point Lookout, MO, Minor damage. During takeoff and landing practice the pilot ground looped the aircraft after a full stall landing.
- [Accident 19730603013739A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730603013739A), Jun 3, 1973: Blanca 7AC (N84055), Hunter, KS, Substantial damage. Plt struck tree drg downwind takeoff climb,sod 1300FT rwy had upslope.

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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