# Accident 20050130031469A: Bbavia S7CCM, Kingston, NY, January 30, 2005

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 30, 2005
- Place: Kingston, NY
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.9667° N, 74.0167° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.9667&lon=-74.0167&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3069E, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3069E-2005-03-10) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Aeronca S7CCM (registry code 2110114, https://openairdocs.org/model/aeronca-s7ccm) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental C85 series (registry code 17008, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-c85-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BBAVIA S7CCM
- Reported engine: CONT C9012F
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,900 total, 0 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB IAD05LA035](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD05LA035) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20050130031469A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON JANUARY 30, 2005 AT APPROXIMATELY 1015 EST AN AERONCA 7AC, PILOTED BY ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ TOOK OFF FROM A PRIVATE AIRSTRIP LOCATED IN THE TOWN OF ULSTER, NY. THE AIRSTRIP IS ORIENTED NORTHWEST/SOUTHEAST AND WAS SNOW COVERED. THE AIRCRAFT WAS EQUIPPED WITH SKIS AND DEPARTED TO THE NORTHWEST, THE WINDS WERE LIGHT AND VARIABLE. THE PILOT ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ STATES THAT AFTER ALLOWING THE ENGINE TO WARM UP HE ACCOMPLISHED A NORMAL RUN-UP. AFTER TAKE OFF THE ENGINE LOST POWER AND THEN FAILED COMPLETELY. THE PILOT ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ MADE A TURN TO THE LEFT, TOWARD A HILL IN AN ATTEMPT TO CONTACT THE SURFACE AND TRAVEL UP THE HILL, LOSE SPEED AND BRING THE AIRCRAFT TO A STOP. THE AIRCRAFT TRAVELED TO THE TOP OF THE HILL AND THEN BECAME AIRBORNE AGAIN. THE PILOT ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ MADE A HARD LEFT TURN TO AVOID TREES AND THE AIRCRAFT'S LEFT WING CONTACTED THE GROUND. THE AIRCRAFT WAS PITCHED DOWN AND TO THE LEFT AND THE NOSE STRUCK THE GROUND. THE AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST AFTER HITTING A FENCE POST, ABOUT 30 FEET FROM THE FIRST POINT OF CONTACT WITH THE GROUND. THE PILOT AND PASSENGER SUSTAINED MINOR FACIAL CUTS, THE AIRCRAFT WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED.

## 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 IAD05LA035](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD05LA035), Jan 30, 2005: Aeronca S7CCM (N3069E), Ulster, NY, substantial damage. Probable cause: A loss of engine power due to carburetor ice. Contributing to the accident was conditions conducive to carburetor icing.

## Other reports on N3069E (1)

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

- [Incident 19990613014219I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990613014219I), Jun 13, 1999: Bbavia 7AC (N3069E), Ulster, NY, Minor damage. Aircraft made a water landing on the hudson river and the righthand aft float strut bracket broke at the fuselage attach point, causing the forward strut brace…

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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