# Incident 19980224006589I: Bbavia 7AC, February 24, 1998

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 24, 1998, 16:30 local time
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Aircraft: N2869E, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2869E) (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
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 285 total, 91 in this make and model, 36 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980224006589I

## Narrative

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

NARRATIVE: AIRCRAFT DEPARTED VFR FROM SONOMA SKYPARK AIRPORT, (0Q9) AT 1600 PST. PILOT OF THE AIRCRAFT WAS A STUDENT PILOT AND STATED HE WAS INTENDING TO DO FLIGHT TRAINING. AT 30 MINUTES INTO THE FLIGHT APPROXIMATELY 260 DEGREE RADIAL AND 2.5 MILES FROM THE SKAGGS ISLAND VOR THE AIRCRAFT ENGINE BEGAN TO ROLL BACK TO 1800 RPM. THE PILOT STATED HE CHECKED MAGNETOS, THROTTLE, MIXTURE, PRIMER, AND CARB HEAT. WHEN THE THROTTLE WAS DECREASED THE ENGINE WOULD IDLE BACK, YET INCREASING THROTTLE WOULD ONLY YIELD 1800 RPM. AFTER ATTEMPTS TO CLEAR THE ENGINE AND THE PILOT ELECTED TO LAND IN THE MARSH UTILIZING SOFT FIELD LANDING PROCEDURES. DAMAGE WAS LIMITED TO THE WOODEN PROPELLER AND BENT MAIN LANDING GEAR STRUTS. NO INJURY TO THE SOLE OCCUPANT. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ EXACT ENGINE CONDITION IS NOT YET KNOWN, AS THE ENGINE TEARDOWN IS PENDING. ONCE THE ENGINE TEAR DOWN IS COMPLETE, THIS OFFICE WILL FILE AN M&D WITH THE RESULTS OF THE ENGINE TEARDOWN.

## Other reports on N2869E (2)

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

- [Incident 20180828021059I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20180828021059I), Aug 28, 2018: Aeronca 7AC (N2869E), San Diego, CA, Minor damage. Aircraft was in the pattern doing touch and goes. After a landing, once airborne both pilots heard a loud noise under the aircraft. ATC then reported to them…
- [Accident 20070708012889A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20070708012889A), Jul 8, 2007: Bbavia 7AC (N2869E), Clarksburg, CA, Minor damage. (-23) On July 8, 2007, the pilot [privacy data omitted] was severely injured while hand propping the engine on his aircraft prior to intended flight. After 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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