# Accident 19950324005369A: Bbavia 7AC, Dauphin Island, AL, March 24, 1995

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 24, 1995, 14:05 local time
- Place: Dauphin Island, AL
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Unauth Low Level Opns
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 30.6799° N, 88.3001° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.6799&lon=-88.3001&mi=10
- Aircraft: N83796, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N83796-2013-04-10) (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: GE CF650*
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 650 total, 250 in this make and model, 10 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL95LA071](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL95LA071) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950324005369A

## Narrative

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

TEN FEET OFF WATER PULLED UP STEEPLY STALLED AND DIVED INTO WATER. RIGHT AILERON PUSH PULL ROD SEPARATED BY STRESS.

## 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 ATL95LA071](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL95LA071), Mar 24, 1995: Aeronca 7AC (N83796), Dauphin Island, AL, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S IMPROPER USE OF THE RUDDER CONTROL WHICH RESULTED IN A STALL, AND IMPROPER USE OF THE ELEVATOR CONTROL, IN THAT HE MAINTAINED BACK PRESSURE AFTER THE STALL ENTRY, KEEPING THE AIRPLANE IN…

## Other reports on N83796 (1)

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

- [Accident 19790306004169A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790306004169A), Mar 6, 1979: Blanca 7AC (N83796), Blakely, GA, Substantial damage. Forced landing due to engine failure. Found broken vavles and piston in #3 cylinder. Aircraft flipped in soft mud.

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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