# Accident 19950703026899A: Bbavia 7AC, Smoketown, PA, July 3, 1995

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 3, 1995, 17:30 local time
- Place: Smoketown, PA
- Airport: Smoketown Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Starting Engines
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.4295° N, 75.3395° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.4295&lon=-75.3395&mi=10
- Aircraft: N82773, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N82773) (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 A658
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC95LA141](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC95LA141) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950703026899A

## Narrative

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

PUT WIFE AT CONTROLS TO HAND PROP. SET CONTROL FOR ENGINE START, LEFT THROTTLE FULL OPEN. STARTED. HIT PARKED PLANE

## 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 NYC95LA141](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC95LA141), Jul 3, 1995: Aeronca 7AC (N82773), Smoketown, PA, substantial damage. Probable cause: failure of the pilot to follow the recommended starting procedures.

## Other reports on N82773 (1)

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

- [Accident 19810714049329A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810714049329A), Jul 14, 1981: Bbavia 7AC (N82773), Kintnersville, PA, Substantial damage. Had to turn at end of runway to avoid a mink ranch. Unable to climb out of downdraft. Struck trees.

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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