# Accident 19830212003499A: Bbavia 7KCAB, Reedsburg, WI, February 12, 1983

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 12, 1983, 10:55 local time
- Place: Reedsburg, WI
- Airport: Reedsburg
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 43.5295° N, 89.9892° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.5295&lon=-89.9892&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5277X, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5277X-1984-07-12) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Champion 7KCAB (registry code 21101P3, https://openairdocs.org/model/champion-7kcab) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BBAVIA 7KCAB
- Reported engine: LYC IO320E1A
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 0 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI83FA108](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI83FA108) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830212003499A

## Narrative

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

STRUCK A BUILDING AND VEHICLES COMING OUT OF A LOW ALTITUDE LOOP. CRASH OCCURRED ACROSS A ROAD FROM THE AIRPORT.

## 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 CHI83FA108](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI83FA108), Feb 12, 1983: Champion 7KCAB (N5277X), Reedsburg, WI, 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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