# Accident 19911228057439A: Bbavia 7AC, Salisbury, CT, December 28, 1991

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 28, 1991, 14:25 local time
- Place: Salisbury, CT
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: In Traffic Pattern-Circling
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.9834° N, 73.4212° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Salisbury, CT, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.9834&lon=-73.4212&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3103E, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3103E-1992-04-21) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Aeronca 7AC (registry code 2110102, https://openairdocs.org/model/aeronca-7ac) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BBAVIA 7AC
- Reported engine: CONT A658
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 2
- Pilot flight hours: 2,570 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC92FA052](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC92FA052) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19911228057439A

## Narrative

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

OBSERVED PERFORMING ACROBATIC NEAR TREE TOP LEVEL. STALLED. STRUCK ROCK CLIFF.

## 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 NYC92FA052](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC92FA052), Dec 28, 1991: Aeronca 7AC (N3103E), Salisbury, CT, destroyed, 2 fatal. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO MAINTAIN AIRSPEED WHILE PERFORMING LOW ALTITUDE AEROBATIC MANEUVERS, RESULTING IN A STALL WITH INSUFFICIENT ALTITUDE TO RECOVER. FACTORS RELATED TO THE ACCIDENT WERE 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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