# Accident 20010408006119A: Bbavia 7AC, Roe, AR, April 8, 2001

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 8, 2001, 18:15 local time
- Place: Roe, AR
- Damage: No damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.6306° N, 91.3798° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.6306&lon=-91.3798&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2129E, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2129E-2017-03-06) (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
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW01LA097](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW01LA097) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20010408006119A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON APRIL 8, 2001, AT APPROX. 1815 CDT, N2129E, A BL-7-AC, REGISTERED TO THE PIC, JONAS HENRY EXPERIENCED AN A/C ACCIDENT DURING A PLEASURE FLIGHT UNDER 14  CFR, PART 91, VMC PREVAILED AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT. THE A/C WAS DESTROYED AND THE PILOT AND TWO PASSENGERS RECEIVED ONLY MINOR INJURIES. THE PIC IS A COMMERCIAL PILOT WITH APPROX. 350 HOURS. THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED FROM CLARENDON MUNICIPAL AIRPORT IN CLAREDON, AR. AT APPROX. 1800 CDT. THE PILOT STATED THAT HE WAS "PRACTICING AG RUNS" TO THE NORTH. HE ADDED THAT A "STRONG SOUTHERLY WIND" CAUSED HIM TO HAVE EXCESSIVE SPEED. HE REDUCED POWER AND BEGAN A "PULL UP". THE A/C "STALLED" AND IMPACTED THE GROUND. HE EXPRESSED DEEP REMORSE TO THE FACT THAT HE WAS CARRYING TWO PASSENGERS.

## 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 FTW01LA097](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW01LA097), Apr 8, 2001: Aeronca 7AC (N2129E), Roe, AR, substantial damage. Probable cause: the inadvertent stall by the pilot while maneuvering at low altitude. A contributory factor was the tailwind.

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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