# Accident 19960416007409A: Bbavia 7BCM, Portland, TN, April 16, 1996

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 16, 1996, 11:00 local time
- Place: Portland, TN
- Airport: Portland Municipal Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Aborted (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 36.5796° N, 86.5102° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.5796&lon=-86.5102&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2908E, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2908E) (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 7BCM
- Reported engine: CONT C858F
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 160 total, 50 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA96LA119](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA96LA119) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960416007409A

## Narrative

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

BOUNCED THREE TIMES NEAR ROLLOUT, BECAME AIRBORNE. DRIFTED. UNABLE GO AROUND, ABORTED. TOO MUCH WIND, STALLED.

## 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 MIA96LA119](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA96LA119), Apr 16, 1996: Aeronca 7BCM (N2908E), Portland, TN, substantial damage. Probable cause: Delay by the pilot-in-command to perform a go-around after the airplane bounced three times during the landing attempt. Contributing to the accident was the failure of the pilot to obtain a preflight…

## Other reports on N2908E (1)

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

- [Accident 20040415035449A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20040415035449A), Apr 15, 2004: Bbavia 7AC (N2908E), Defeated Creek, TN, No damage. (-23) Aircraft departed white county TN airport enroute to lebanon TN airport upon approaching a lake the pilot stated he turned to follow the lake when the…

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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