# Accident 20010614011739A: Bbavia 7AC, Fulton, KY, June 14, 2001

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 14, 2001, 19:20 local time
- Place: Fulton, KY
- Damage: No damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 36.5142° N, 88.7214° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.5142&lon=-88.7214&mi=10
- Aircraft: N82562, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N82562-2002-01-11) (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 NYC01FA145](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC01FA145) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20010614011739A

## Narrative

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

(-23)IT APPEARS THE PILOT DEPARTED FROM CONTROLLED FLIGHT. WITNESS STATED THEY SAW THE AIRCRAFT START A LEFT BANKING TURN THEN SUDDENLY SPIRALED DOWN AND MADE CONTACT WITH THE EARTH RESULTING IN THE DEATH OF HIMSELF AND THE PASSENGER.

## 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 NYC01FA145](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC01FA145), Jun 15, 2001: Aeronca 7DC (N82562), Fulton, KY, destroyed, 2 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain control of the airplane, which resulted in an inadvertent stall/spin to the ground. A factor was the pilot's decision to fly from the rear seat, which reduced his…

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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