# Accident 20051008026459A: Bbavia 7AC, Berthoud, CO, October 8, 2005

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 8, 2005, 19:30 local time
- Place: Berthoud, CO
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Forced Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.3010° N, 105.0792° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.3010&lon=-105.0792&mi=10
- Aircraft: N84580, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N84580-2018-03-08) (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: CONT A658
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,284 total, 22 in this make and model, 22 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN06LA003](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN06LA003) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20051008026459A

## Narrative

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

(-23) PILOT STATED HE ENCOUNTERED UNEXPLAINED ENGINE ROUGHNESS WHILE CONDUCTING A FLIGHT AS A SPORT PILOT. WHILE SUBSEQUENTLY FLYING TOWARD A RUNWAY THAT WOULD APPROPRIATELY ACCOMODATE A PRECAUTIONARY LANDING, THE ENGINE OF THE AIRCRAFT QUIT COMPLETELY. THE PILOT ^PRIVACY^ BEGAN AN APPROACH TO A SUITABLE ROAD SO AS TO CONDUCT AN EMERGENCY LANDING. THE AIRCRAFT HIT PREVIOUSLY UNSEEN TELEPHONE WIRES JUST BEFORE REACHING THE TOUCHDOWN POINT ON THE ROAD. THE AIRCRAFT SUBSEQUENTLY CRASHED, BUT WITHOUT INJURING THE PILOT. THE REASON FOR THE ENGINE FAILURE IS STILL UNDER INVESTIGATION BY THE NTSB AT THE TIME OF THIS REPORT. THE SUBMISSION OF A MALFUNCTION OR DEFECT REPORT BY THE SALVAGE COMPANY WAS REQUESTED.

## 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 DEN06LA003](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN06LA003), Oct 9, 2005: Aeronca 7AC (N84580), Berthoud, CO, destroyed. Probable cause: the pilot's improper in-flight decision making which resulted in loss of engine power due to fuel exhaustion. Contributing factors are the transmission wires and the metal pole.

## Other reports on N84580 (1)

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

- [Accident 20160322002559A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20160322002559A), Mar 22, 2016: Aeronca 7AC (N84580), Ellsworth, NE, Substantial damage, 1 fatal. On March 20, 2016, at approximately 10:00 MDT, the pilot of N84580, an Aeronca 7AC, departed the alliance municipal airport on a 14 CFR 91 local flight. On…

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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