# Accident 20080928855339A: Bbavia 7AC, Mount Pleasant, SC, September 28, 2008

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 28, 2008, 18:00 local time
- Place: Mount Pleasant, SC
- Airport: Mt Pleasant Regional-Faison Field
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.8978° N, 79.7828° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.8978&lon=-79.7828&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2504E, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2504E) (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: 2,021 total, 57 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC08CA325](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC08CA325) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20080928855339A

## Narrative

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

(-23) AFTER TAKEOFF THE ENGINE STARTING TO LOOSE POWER AND MADE AN OFF AIRPORT LANDING IN THE MARSH.  AIRCRAFT WAS BEING REPOSITIONING TO ANOTHER AIRPORT FOR AN ANNUAL INSPECTION.  RECORDS INDICATED.  THE AIRCRAFT IS POSITIONED ON A 350 DEGREE HEADING WITH BOTH LANDING GEARS DAMAGED, BOTH WING STRUTS, PROPELLER AND THE LEFT WING.  THE ANNUAL INSPECTION EXPIRED ON 8/31/2008 AND HAD BEEN OPERATED A TOTAL OF 16.77 HRS SINCE THE LAST INSPECTION.  THE AIRCRAFT WAS USING AUTOMOTIVE FUEL AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT.

## 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 NYC08CA325](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC08CA325), Sep 28, 2008: Aeronca 7AC (N2504E), Mt. Pleasant, SC, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain aircraft control during an emergency maneuver. Contributing to the accident was the failure of the left magneto.

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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