# Accident 20040415035449A: Bbavia 7AC, Defeated Creek, TN, April 15, 2004

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 15, 2004, 17:28 local time
- Place: Defeated Creek, TN
- Damage: No damage
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 36.1903° N, 86.3139° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.1903&lon=-86.3139&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2908E, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2908E) (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
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,000 total, 500 in this make and model, 10 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL04CA095](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL04CA095) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20040415035449A

## Narrative

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

(-23) AIRCRAFT DEPARTED WHITE COUNTY TN AIRPORT ENROUTE TO LEBANON TN AIRPORT UPON APPROACHING A LAKE THE PILOT STATED HE TURNED TO FOLLOW THE LAKE WHEN THE PASSENGER STATED "WATCH THE POWER LINES" RIGHT BEFORE STRIKING THEM. THE AIRCRAFT THEN DESCENDED AND COLLIDED WITH THE WATER ON OLD HICKORY LAKE AT THE DEFEATED CREEK AREA.

## 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 ATL04CA095](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL04CA095), Apr 15, 2004: Aeronca 7AC (N2908E), Carthage, TN, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain visual lookout and clearance while maneuvering resulting in an in-flight collision with wires and subsequent collision with water.

## Other reports on N2908E (1)

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

- [Accident 19960416007409A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960416007409A), Apr 16, 1996: Bbavia 7BCM (N2908E), Portland, TN, Substantial damage. Bounced three times near rollout, became airborne. Drifted. Unable go around, aborted. Too much wind, stalled.

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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