# Accident 19900715025709A: Bbavia 7BCM, Doylestown, PA, July 15, 1990

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 15, 1990, 12:30 local time
- Place: Doylestown, PA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.3092° N, 75.1200° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.3092&lon=-75.1200&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2089A, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2089A-1999-04-14) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Aeronca 7BCM (registry code 2110106, https://openairdocs.org/model/aeronca-7bcm) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BBAVIA 7BCM
- Reported engine: CONT C858F
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 304 total, 40 in this make and model, 4 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC90LA161](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC90LA161) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900715025709A

## Narrative

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

ENGINE QUIT ON APPROACH. APPLIED CARBURETOR HEAT. STALLED INTO TREES. CARBURTER HEAT CABLE BROKEN.

## 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 NYC90LA161](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC90LA161), Jul 15, 1990: Aeronca 7BCM (N2089A), Doylestown, PA, substantial damage. Probable cause: A LOSS OF ENGINE POWER DUE TO AN INOPERABLE CARBURETOR HEAT CONTROL. LACK OF SUITABLE TERRAIN FOR THE FORCED LANDING WAS A FACTOR.

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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