# Accident 20090201002709A: Bbavia 7AC, Cameron, SC, February 1, 2009

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 1, 2009, 15:30 local time
- Place: Cameron, SC
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.5569° N, 80.6483° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.5569&lon=-80.6483&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3066E, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3066E) (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
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 800 total, 200 in this make and model, 3 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA09LA151](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA09LA151) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20090201002709A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON FEBRUARY 1, 2009, AT APPROXIMATELY 1530 LOCAL TIME, AN AERONCA 7AC CHAMP AIRPLANE PILOTED BY ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ WAS CRUISING AT ALTITUDE OF 800 FEET NEAR CAMERON, SOUTH CAROLINA.  ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ HEARD AND FELT A ROUGH RUNNING ENGINE.  HE IMMEDIATELY DECIDED TO FIND A PLACE TO LAND THE AIRPLANE, NOTED A COTTON FIELD AND MADE A PRECAUTIONARY LANDING.  DURING THE LANDING, HE APPLIED THE BRAKES, THEN RELEASED, THE AIRPLANE FLIPPED OVER ON IT BACK.  ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ UNFASTENED HIS SAFETY BELT AND CRAWLED OUT OF THE AIRPLANE.  HE RECEIVED NO INJURIES.  NOTICED FUEL DRIPPING FROM THE FUEL TANK.  HE WAVED DOWN A PASSERBY WHO HELPED ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ CALL FOR THE LOCAL EMS AND FIRE DEPARTMENT WHO ARRIVED A SHORT TIME LATER.  THE AIRCRAFT RECEIVED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE.

## 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 ERA09LA151](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA09LA151), Feb 1, 2009: Aeronca 7AC (N3066E), Cameron, SC, substantial damage. Probable cause: A loss of engine power for undetermined reasons.

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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