# Accident 19931209046789A: Bbavia 7AC, Circle, AK, December 9, 1993

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 9, 1993, 12:00 local time
- Place: Circle, AK
- Airport: Circle City/New/Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: In Traffic Pattern-Circling
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 65.7901° N, 144.2002° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=65.7901&lon=-144.2002&mi=10
- Aircraft: N84903, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N84903) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Aeronca 7AC (registry code 2110102, https://openairdocs.org/model/aeronca-7ac) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental C90 series (registry code 17009, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-c90-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BBAVIA 7AC
- Reported engine: CONT C9012F
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 459 total, 357 in this make and model, 25 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC94LA025](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC94LA025) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19931209046789A

## Narrative

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

FLEW THROUGH ICE, FOG PRIOR ARRIVAL. STALLED WHILE CIRCLING TO LAND. DUE TO AIRFRAME ICE.

## 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 ANC94LA025](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC94LA025), Dec 9, 1993: Aeronca BL-7AC (N84903), Circle City, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT IN COMMANDS INTENTIONAL FLIGHT INTO KNOWN ADVERSE WEATHER CONDITIONS WHICH LEAD TO AN INADVERTENT AERODYNAMIC STALL OF THE AIRCRAFT. FACTORS CONTRIBUTING TO THE ACCIDENT WERE THE ICE FOG…

## Other reports on N84903 (1)

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

- [Accident 19910716027649A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910716027649A), Jul 16, 1991: Bbavia 7AC (N84903), Chatanika Valle, AK, Substantial damage. Engine quit on climbout from water takeoff. Floatplane crashed on tundra. Auto fuel. Fuel selector mislabeled.

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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