# Accident 19921205049169A: Bbavia 7AC, Medford, OR, December 5, 1992

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 5, 1992, 13:10 local time
- Place: Medford, OR
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.2802° N, 122.9004° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.2802&lon=-122.9004&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2216E, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2216E) (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 A658F
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 2
- Pilot flight hours: 647 total, 438 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA93FA029](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA93FA029) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19921205049169A

## Narrative

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

STRUCK POWERLINE OVER A LAKE WHILE BUZZING BY A RESIDENCE. AIRCRAFT THEN FELL INTO LAKE. NO STC FOR AUTO FUEL.

## 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 SEA93FA029](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA93FA029), Dec 5, 1992: Aeronca 7AC (N2216E), Medford, OR, destroyed, 2 fatal. Probable cause: THE FAILURE OF THE PILOT TO MAINTAIN CLEARANCE FROM WIRES WHILE BUZZING.

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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