# Accident 19950820025569A: Bbavia 7AC, Warren, OH, August 20, 1995

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 20, 1995, 16:21 local time
- Place: Warren, OH
- Airport: Warren Airport
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.2400° N, 80.7507° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.2400&lon=-80.7507&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2934E, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2934E-2024-01-13) (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
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB BFO95LA083](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/BFO95LA083) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950820025569A

## Narrative

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

REPORTED POWER LOSS ON CLIMBOUT. HIT TREES. OVER GROSS. HOT DAY. DOWNWIND WAS A FACTOR. (-23) ON AUGUST 20, 1995, AT 1620 EDT, A AERONCA 7AC, N2934E, OWNED AND OPERATED BY JERRY LEE LARABEE CRASHED ON TAKEOFF DURING A LOCAL SIGHTSEEING PLEASURE FLIGHT. VFR FLIGHT CONDITIONS PREVAILED AND NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED. THE AIRCRAFT RECEIVED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE AND THE PRIVATE PILOT WAS SERIOUSLY INJURED. THE FEMALE PASSENGER WAS TREATED AND RELEASED. THE PRIVATE PILOT WAS PROPERLY LICENSED. THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED AT WARREN AIRPORT, 62D, ON AUGUST 20, 1995, AT 1618 EDT.

## 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 BFO95LA083](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/BFO95LA083), Aug 20, 1995: Aeronca 7AC (N2934E), Warren, OH, destroyed. Probable cause: a loss of engine power/performance for undetermined reasons. Related factors were: the pilot exceeding the airplane's maximum takeoff weight, carburetor icing conditions, a tailwind, and high…

## Other reports on N2934E (1)

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

- [Incident 19930917039119I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930917039119I), Sep 17, 1993: Bbavia 7AC (N2934E), Bowling Green, OH, Minor damage. Student stalled aircraft above runway. Made a hard landing. Instructor did not react quickly enough to recover.

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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