# Accident 19920815031339A: Bbavia 7AC, Milton Freewate, OR, August 15, 1992

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 15, 1992, 09:30 local time
- Place: Milton Freewate, OR
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Unauth Low Level Opns
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 45.8996° N, 118.3409° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.8996&lon=-118.3409&mi=10
- Aircraft: N85425, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N85425) (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: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 77 total, 23 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA92LA182](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA92LA182) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920815031339A

## Narrative

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

FLEW INTO BLIND CANYON. UNABLE TO TURN AROUND OR OUTCLIMB TERRAIN. PUT IT INTO TREES IN LEVEL FLIGHT.

## 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 SEA92LA182](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA92LA182), Aug 15, 1992: Aeronca 7AC (N85425), Miltonfreewater, OR, substantial damage. Probable cause: AN INADVERTENT STALL WHILE MANEUVERING IN MOUNTAINOUS TERRAIN. FACTORS INCLUDE LACK OF EXPERIENCE IN THIS TYPE OF OPERATION.

## Other reports on N85425 (1)

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

- [Incident 20000210002719I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000210002719I), Feb 10, 2000: Bbavia 7AC (N85425), Nampa, ID, Minor damage. Flight instructor, brian case, was giving instruction to ultalight operator john lane, in an Aeronca champ. The operator waned to gain some tail wheel…

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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