# Accident 20050928023459A: Bbavia 7AC, Snelling, CA, September 28, 2005

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 28, 2005, 18:30 local time
- Place: Snelling, CA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.5233° N, 120.4069° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.5233&lon=-120.4069&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1938E, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N1938E) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Aeronca 7AC (registry code 2110102, https://openairdocs.org/model/aeronca-7ac) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental A&C75 series (registry code 17005, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-a-c75-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BBAVIA 7AC
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,450 total, 300 in this make and model, 50 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX05CA320](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX05CA320) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20050928023459A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON 9/28/2005, AT APPROXIMATELY 1830 HOURS PDT, AERONCA A7C AIRPLANE, N1938E, CRASHED APPROXIMATELY 2.5 MILES SOUTH OF SNELLING, CA. N1938E, OWNED AND OPERATED BY THE PILOT ^PRIVACY DATA OMIT^ WAS CONDUCTING A VFR PLEASURE FLIGHT UNDER 14 CFR 91 IN VMC CONDITIONS. THE PILOT ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ DEPARTED OAKDALE, CA (O27) AT APPROXIMATELY 1730 HOURS PDT, FOR A PLANNED 1.5 HOUR SIGHTSEEING FLIGHT IN THE VICINITY OF SNELLING. IN CRUISE FLIGHT ON A NORTH HEADING AT 1000 FEET AGL THE ENGINE LOST POWER. THE PILOT ATTEMPTED TO REGAIN POWER WITH THE THROTTLE WITHOUT SUCCESS. HE TURNED TO THE SOUTH AND ESTABLISHED A POWER OFF GLIDE FOR A FORCED LANDING IN A FALLOW FIELD. N1938E LANDED ON THE MAIN LANDING GEAR IN A WINGS LEVEL ATTITUDE AT APPROXIMATELY 30 KIAS. THE AIRCRAFT ROLLED APPROXIMATELY 65 FEET ACROSS THE FRESHLY RIPPED 4 INCH FURROWS AND OVERTURNED ON ITS NOSE COMING TO REST INVERTED. THE PILOT EXITED THE AIRCRAFT UNASSISTED, SUSTAINING A MINOR LACERATION TO HIS LEG. THE PILOT DID NOT OBTAIN A WEATHER BRIEFING AND NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED.

## 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 LAX05CA320](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX05CA320), Sep 29, 2005: Aeronca 7AC (N1938E), Snelling, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: the loss of engine power for undetermined reasons.

## Other reports on N1938E (1)

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

- [Accident 19820623026859A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820623026859A), Jun 23, 1982: Bbavia 7AC (N1938E), Porterville, CA, Substantial damage. Pilot states he throttled back and then added power with no engine response. Crashed during emergency landing.

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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