# Accident 20030307013949A: Bbavia 7AC, Gordo, AL, March 7, 2003

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 7, 2003, 18:30 local time
- Place: Gordo, AL
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.3889° N, 88.0056° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.3889&lon=-88.0056&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1648E, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N1648E) (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: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,000 total, 450 in this make and model, 100 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL03LA059](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL03LA059) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20030307013949A

## Narrative

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

(-23) THE AIRPLANE DEPARTED THE TUSCALOOSA AL AIRPORT WITH THE PILOT AND ONE PASSENGER. THE PROPELLER DEPARTED THE AIRPLANE DURING CRUISE FLIGHT. THE CRANKSHAFT SEPARATED BETWEEN THE ENGINE OUTSIDE CASING AND THE PROPELLER FLANGE. A FORCED LANDING WAS MADE AND NO INJURIES WERE SUFFERED. THE AIRPLANE WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED. (-23 AMENDMENT) THE NTSB LAB VERBALLY REPORTS THAT METAL FATIGUE OF THE CRANKSHAFT WAS EVIDENT. THE CONTINENTAL ENGINE MODEL A65-8 SERIAL NUMBER IS 2042528. THE CRANKSHAFT SERIAL NUMBER IS S100939-1. THE PROPELLER AND THE CRANKSHAFT FLANGE THAT DEPARTED THE AIRCRAFT WERE NEVER FOUND.

## 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 ATL03LA059](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL03LA059), Mar 7, 2003: Aeronca 7AC (N1648E), Gordo, AL, substantial damage. Probable cause: Fatigue failure of the crankshaft.

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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