# Accident 19910828037209A: Bbavia 7AC, Dawson, GA, August 28, 1991

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 28, 1991, 17:00 local time
- Place: Dawson, GA
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Unauth Low Level Opns
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 31.7719° N, 84.4435° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Dawson, GA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=31.7719&lon=-84.4435&mi=10
- Aircraft: N84216, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N84216-2002-06-12) (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 C8512F
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 2
- Pilot flight hours: 390 total, 25 in this make and model, 110 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA91FA209](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA91FA209) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910828037209A

## Narrative

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

OBSERVED CIRCLING LOW IN AREA. WAS LOOKING FOR PASSENGERS RESIDENCE. FOUND AIRCRAFT HIT TREES. NO WITNESS TO CRASH.

## 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 MIA91FA209](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA91FA209), Aug 28, 1991: Aeronca 7AC (N84216), Dawson, GA, destroyed, 2 fatal. Probable cause: THE PILOT IN COMMAND'S FAILURE TO MAINTAIN ALTITUDE WHILE MANEUVERING.

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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