# Accident 19911108049999A: Bbavia 7AC, Wilson, NC, November 8, 1991

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 8, 1991, 09:00 local time
- Place: Wilson, NC
- Airport: Wilson Industrial Aircenter
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.7300° N, 77.9192° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.7300&lon=-77.9192&mi=10
- Aircraft: N84399, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N84399) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Aeronca 7AC (registry code 2110102, https://openairdocs.org/model/aeronca-7ac) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BBAVIA 7AC
- Reported engine: CONT C8512F
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 260 total, 60 in this make and model, 34 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL92LA021](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL92LA021) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19911108049999A

## Narrative

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

ENGINE QUIT NEAR DESTINATION. CRASH LANDED IN SMALL CLEARING. FUEL TANK WAS EMPTY. HAD KNOWN PRIMER FUEL LEAK.

## 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 ATL92LA021](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL92LA021), Nov 8, 1991: Aeronca 7AC (N84399), Wilson, NC, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE INTENTIONAL OPERATION OF THE AIRCRAFT WITH A KNOWN DEFICIENCY AND INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT INSPECTION BY THE PILOT.

## Other reports on N84399 (2)

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

- [Accident 20040822023439A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20040822023439A), Aug 22, 2004: Bbavia 7AC (N84399), Spring Hope, NC, Substantial damage. (-23) The aircraft flew for approximately 30 minutes. The aircraft landed and shut down. The aircraft was fueled, the pilot and passenger boarded, and the…
- [Accident 19840606023079A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840606023079A), Jun 6, 1984: Bbavia 7AC (N84399), Patton, PA, Substantial damage. Crash occurred during emergency landing after engine quit during takeoff.

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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