# Accident 19930620025229A: Bbavia 7AC, Watkins, CO, June 20, 1993

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 20, 1993, 13:30 local time
- Place: Watkins, CO
- Airport: Cochran Landing Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.7494° N, 104.6008° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.7494&lon=-104.6008&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2915E, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2915E) (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: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 182 total, 31 in this make and model, 22 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN93LA071](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN93LA071) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930620025229A

## Narrative

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

LOST POWER LANDING AFTER SHORT FLIGHT. NOSED OVER SHORT OF RUNWAY. DEBRIS IN CARBURETOR.

## 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 DEN93LA071](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN93LA071), Jun 20, 1993: Aeronca 7AC (N2915E), Watkins, CO, substantial damage. Probable cause: TOTAL LOSS OF POWER RESULTING FROM A BLOCKED CARBURETOR FUEL FILTER. A FACTOR WAS: SOFT TERRAIN ENCOUNTERED DURING THE FORCED LANDING.

## Other reports on N2915E (2)

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

- [Incident 19950916034559I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950916034559I), Sep 16, 1995: Bbavia 7DC (N2915E), Denver, CO, Minor damage. Raised tail too soon on takeoff. Swerved. Tried regain control by early liftoff and stalled 5 ft AGL. Exited runway
- [Accident 19730225004489A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730225004489A), Feb 25, 1973: Blanca 7AC (N2915E), Apache Jctn, AZ, Substantial damage. Was checking rd prior to lndg. Hit wires.

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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