# Accident 19910815034369A: Bbavia 7AC, Newton, GA, August 15, 1991

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 15, 1991, 11:30 local time
- Place: Newton, GA
- Airport: Private
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 31.3168° N, 84.3395° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Newton, GA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=31.3168&lon=-84.3395&mi=10
- Aircraft: N84692, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N84692) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Aeronca 7AC (registry code 2110102, https://openairdocs.org/model/aeronca-7ac) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental A&C65 series (registry code 17003, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-a-c65-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BBAVIA 7AC
- Reported engine: CONT A658
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 780 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL91LA159](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL91LA159) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910815034369A

## Narrative

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

STRUCK POWERLINE AND CRASHED DURING APPROACH TO PRIVATE STRIP.

## 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 ATL91LA159](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL91LA159), Aug 15, 1991: Aeronca 7AC (N84692), Newton, GA, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE FAILURE OF THE PILOT-IN-COMMAND TO MAINTAIN AN ADEQUATE VISUAL LOOKOUT FOR OBSTACLES.

## Other reports on N84692 (1)

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

- [Accident 20231122017769A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20231122017769A), Nov 22, 2023: Aeronca 7AC (N84692), Dewitt, AR, Substantial damage. On November 22, 2023, on or about 1812Z, Aeronca 7A, was landing runway 36 at Dewitt municipal airport/Whitcomb field. The pilot stated a crosswind pushed the…

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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