# Incident 19970105002149I: Bbavia 7AC, Evergreen, AL, January 5, 1997

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 5, 1997, 14:20 local time
- Place: Evergreen, AL
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 31.4332° N, 86.9761° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Evergreen, AL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=31.4332&lon=-86.9761&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2363E, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2363E) (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
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 480 total, 200 in this make and model, 10 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970105002149I

## Narrative

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

NARRATIVE: PILOT WAS ON A FLIGHT FROM ATMORE, AL TO EVERGREEN, AL AT AN ALTITUDE OF 1000 FEET. PROPELLER SEPARATED FROM AIRCRAFT IN LEVEL FLIGHT RESULTING IN AN OFF AIRPORT LANDING ON ALABAMA INTERSTATE 65 WITH NO FURTHER DAMAGE. POST INCIDENT INVESTIGATION REVEALED PILOT OPERATING WITHOUT CURRENT MEDICAL CERTIFICATE. THIS INCIDENT IS CLOSED.

## Other reports on N2363E (1)

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

- [Incident 19780218007159I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780218007159I), Feb 18, 1978: Blanca 7AC (N2363E), Cleburne, TX, Minor damage. Pilot making power off approach attempted to add power, engine did not respond. Landed short.

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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