# Accident 20040508007039A: Bbavia 7AC, Fort Stockton, TX, May 8, 2004

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 8, 2004, 16:22 local time
- Place: Fort Stockton, TX
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 30.9156° N, 102.9161° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.9156&lon=-102.9161&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3708E, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3708E) (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: LYC O235*
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 821 total, 81 in this make and model, 5 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW04LA124](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW04LA124) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20040508007039A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON MAY 8, 2004, AT APPROXIMATELY 1822 CDT LOCAL TIME, THE PILOT OF N3708E, AN AERONCA CHAMP 7AC AIRCRAFT, EXPERIENCED LOSS OF POWER AND SUBSEQUENTLY MADE A FORCED LANDING ON A SERVICE ROAD ANNEX TO I-10, APPROXIMATELY 19 MILES WEST OF FORT STOCKTON, TEXAS. DURING THE EMERGENCY LANDING, THE AIRCRAFT WENT OFF THE SERVICE ROAD AND IMPACTED A TREE AND FENCE. THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE. NEITHER THE PILOT NOT THE ACCOMPANYING PILOT RECEIVED ANY INJURIES. VMC CONDITIONS PREVAILED AND A FLIGHT PLAN WAS NOT FILED FOR THE 14 CFR PART 91 VISUAL FLIGHT, WHICH ORIGINATED AT GRANTS-MILAN MUNICIPAL AIRPORT, GRANTS, NEW MEXICO.

## 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 FTW04LA124](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW04LA124), May 8, 2004: Aeronca 7AC (N3708E), Fort Stockton, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's improper leaning of the fuel/air mixture in-flight, which resulted in a loss of engine power. Factor were the wind gusts and the crosswind.

## Other reports on N3708E (1)

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

- [Accident 19850601021909A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850601021909A), Jun 1, 1985: Bbavia 7AC (N3708E), Edna, TX, Substantial damage. Lost directional control during crosswind takeoff from a road. Struck a dirt bank. Bfr expired.

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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