# Accident 20080719841079A: Bbavia 7AC, Greensburg, KY, July 19, 2008

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 19, 2008, 13:03 local time
- Place: Greensburg, KY
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Low Level Operations
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.2608° N, 85.4989° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.2608&lon=-85.4989&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3624E, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3624E-2019-05-07) (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 A65*
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 7,900 total, 200 in this make and model, 25 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA08CA145](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA08CA145) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20080719841079A

## Narrative

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

(-23) PILOT WAS CONDUCTING SIGHTSEEING FLIGHTS IN AREA OF GREENSBURG, KY. PILOT STATED HE DID NOT REALIZE PROXIMITY TO TREES. AIRCRAFT CONTACTED TREES. AIRCRAFT DESTROYED, NO POST ACCIDENT FIRE. PILOT RECEIVED SERIOUS INJURIES AND WAS TRANSPORTED BY EMS HELICOPTER TO UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL, LOUISVILLE, KY. INJURIES NON LIFE THREATENING. PASSENGER RECEIVED MINOR INJURIES AND WAS TREATED AT SCENE AND RELEASED BY EMS.

## 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 MIA08CA145](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA08CA145), Jul 19, 2008: Aeronca 7AC (N3624E), Greensburg, KY, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain clearance from trees while maneuvering. Contributing to the accident was the low altitude maneuvers.

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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