# Accident 19850420013579A: Bbavia 7GCAA, Moline, IL, April 20, 1985

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 20, 1985, 16:00 local time
- Place: Moline, IL
- Airport: Quad City
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Operator: NITA
- Location: 32.4894° N, 88.8409° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.4894&lon=-88.8409&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9636S, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9636S-1995-03-01) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Champion 7GCAA (registry code 21101N8, https://openairdocs.org/model/champion-7gcaa) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BBAVIA 7GCAA
- Reported engine: LYC O320B2B
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 1,200 total, 500 in this make and model, 42 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL85FA143](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL85FA143) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850420013579A

## Narrative

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

EXECUTED A SPIN AT LOW ALTITUDE AND IMPACTED GROUND.

## 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 ATL85FA143](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL85FA143), Apr 20, 1985: Champion 7GCA (N9636S), Collinsville, MS, destroyed, 2 fatal

## Other reports on N9636S (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 19770903029859A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770903029859A), Sep 3, 1977: Blanca 7GCAA (N9636S), Manito, IL, Substantial damage. ELT battery pack fuse open. Acft observed making touch & go ldgs prior. Flt phase unk.

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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