# Accident 19951029034939A: Bbavia 7AC, Lapeer, MI, October 29, 1995

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 29, 1995, 17:30 local time
- Place: Lapeer, MI
- Airport: Dupont-Lapeer Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 43.0405° N, 83.3194° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.0405&lon=-83.3194&mi=10
- Aircraft: N84124, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N84124) (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 A65*
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI96LA023](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI96LA023) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19951029034939A

## Narrative

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

ENGINE QUIT ON CLIMBOUT TURNED BACK. ON FINAL ENGINE STARTED. LOST CONTROL STALLED. FUEL WAS EMPTY. NO FUEL GAUGE. (-23) PILOT WAS PERFORMING TAKEOFFS AND LANDINGS. AFTER TWO SUCCESSFUL TAKE OFFS AND LANDINGS, THE THIRD TAKE OFF, THE ENGINE QUIT. PILOT TURNED TO LAND ON AIRPORT. HE STARTED TO OVERSHOOT THE RUNWAY, TURNED TO LAND ON AN INTERSECTING RUNWAY. DURING THE TURN, AIRCRAFT STALLED 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 CHI96LA023](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI96LA023), Oct 29, 1995: Aeronca 7AC (N84124), Lapeer, MI, substantial damage. Probable cause: fuel exhaustion resulting in engine failure, the inadvertant stall, and improper decision by the pilot to attempt a large heading change at low altitude and airspeed. A factor relating to this…

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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