# Accident 19941204047159A: Bbavia 7AC, Sabinsville, PA, December 4, 1994

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 4, 1994, 15:20 local time
- Place: Sabinsville, PA
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Unauth Low Level Opns
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.8290° N, 77.6092° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.8290&lon=-77.6092&mi=10
- Aircraft: N83073, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N83073-2017-06-21) (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
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 660 total, 400 in this make and model, 10 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB BFO95LA018](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/BFO95LA018) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19941204047159A

## Narrative

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

FLYING LOW TO OBSERVE A FARM. STRUCK UNSEEN POWER LINE AND CRASHED.

## 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 BFO95LA018](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/BFO95LA018), Dec 4, 1994: Aeronca 7AC (N83073), Sabinsville, PA, destroyed. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S INADEQUATE VISUAL LOOKOUT DURING CRUISE FLIGHT WHICH RESULTED IN INFLIGHT COLLISION WITH WIRES.

## Other reports on N83073 (1)

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

- [Accident 19811231082729A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19811231082729A), Dec 31, 1981: Bbavia 7AC (N83073), Wellsboro, PA, Substantial damage. Allowed wing to hit runway on gusty crosswind takeoff. Cartwheeled into snowbank and nosed over.

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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