# Accident 20030614020679A: Bbavia 7KCAB, Dover, TN, June 14, 2003

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 14, 2003, 12:05 local time
- Place: Dover, TN
- Airport: Short Creek
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Climb
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 36.4042° N, 88.0158° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.4042&lon=-88.0158&mi=10
- Aircraft: N68551, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N68551-2013-05-02) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bellanca 7KCAB (registry code 1220701, https://openairdocs.org/model/bellanca-7kcab) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming IO-320 series (registry code 41509, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-io-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BBAVIA 7KCAB
- Reported engine: LYC IO320*
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 2
- Pilot flight hours: 970 total, 0 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL03FA125](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL03FA125) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20030614020679A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON JUNE 14, 2003 @ 1205 CST APPROXIMATELY N68551 A BELLANCA 7KCAB OPERATED BY THE REGISTERED OWNER WAS PRESUMED MISSING AFTER IT DEPARTED SHORT CREEK A PRIVATE AIRSTRIP IN DOVER TN AND FAILED TO ARRIVE AT ITS INTENDED DESTINATION WEST KENTUCKY AIRPARK, PADUCAH KY. THE FLIGHT WAS OPERATED UNDER VFR AND HAD ONE PASSENGER ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ ONBOARD. ON JUNE 22, 2003, SEARCH AND RESCUE OPERATIONS LOCATED A PORTION OF THE LEFT MAIN GEAR STRUT AND TIRE ON THE EAST BAND OF THE TENNESSEE RIVER APPROXIMATELY 6 MILES FROM THE PARIS LANDING BRIDGE ABOUT 400 YARDS FROM DEPARTURE AIRFIELD. SEARCH AND RECOVERY OPERATIONS RECONVENED AND LOCATED THE AIRPLANE ON AUGUST 08, 2003. THE STEWART COUNTY SHERIFF'S DEPARTMENT RECOVERED THE AIRPLANE FROM THE WATER ON 09/14/03 FROM APPROXIMATELY 40 TO 60 FEET OF WATER WITH THE PILOT AND PASSENGER STILL IN THE WRECKAGE. THE WRECKAGE WAS REMOVED TO ATLANTA SALVAGE IN ATLANTA GA FOR NTSB AND LOCAL ATLANTA FSDO INSPECTOR INSPECTION. SEE ENCLOSED REPORT.

## 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 ATL03FA125](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL03FA125), Jun 14, 2003: Bellanca 7KCAB (N68551), Dover, TN, substantial damage, 2 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot continued VFR flight into adverse weather conditions including instrument meteorological conditions and turbulence in thunderstorms, which resulted in a loss of control in flight and…

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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