# Accident 19960625015119A: Bbavia 7AC, Callahan, FL, June 25, 1996

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 25, 1996, 17:00 local time
- Place: Callahan, FL
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 30.5590° N, 81.8291° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.5590&lon=-81.8291&mi=10
- Aircraft: N84538, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N84538) (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 A658F
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 700 total, 190 in this make and model, 60 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA96LA163](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA96LA163) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960625015119A

## Narrative

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

RIGHT MAIN GEAR COLLAPSED ON FORCED LANDING. ROUGH ENGINE PROBLEM. NO ENGINE DEFECTS. CARB ICING PREVALENT.

## 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 MIA96LA163](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA96LA163), Jun 25, 1996: Aeronca 7AC (N84538), Callahan, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: the pilot's premature decision to reduce power, following application of carburetor heat, when engine operation became rougher after experiencing roughness due to carburetor icing. The weather…

## Other reports on N84538 (1)

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

- [Accident 19740427010139A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740427010139A), Apr 27, 1974: Blanca 7AC (N84538), Erwin, NC, Substantial damage. Collided with hangar.

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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