# Accident 19820817038789A: Bbavia 7ECA, Lewes, DE, August 17, 1982

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 17, 1982, 16:15 local time
- Place: Lewes, DE
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.7608° N, 75.1696° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.7608&lon=-75.1696&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1886G (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: BBAVIA 7ECA
- Reported engine: LYC O235C1
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 870 total, 25 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC82FA203](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC82FA203) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820817038789A

## Narrative

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

PILOT WAS PERFORMING AEROBATIC TYPE MANEUVERS AT LOW ALTITUDE WHEN AIRCRAFT COLLIDED WITH WATER.

## 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 NYC82FA203](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC82FA203), Aug 17, 1982: Champion 7ECA (N1886G), Lewes, DE, destroyed, 2 fatal

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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