# Accident 19850511016589A: Bbavia 7KCAB, Chattanooga, OK, May 11, 1985

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 11, 1985, 15:15 local time
- Place: Chattanooga, OK
- Airport: Sky Harbor
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.4202° N, 98.6493° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.4202&lon=-98.6493&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5285X, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5285X-2013-04-08) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Champion 7KCAB (registry code 21101P3, https://openairdocs.org/model/champion-7kcab) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming IO-320 series (registry code 41509, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-io-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BBAVIA 7KCAB
- Reported engine: LYC IO320E2A
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 6,182 total, 77 in this make and model, 95 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW85LA217](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW85LA217) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850511016589A

## Narrative

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

UNABLE TO REGAIN CONTROL AFTER GLIDER IN TOW CLIMBED ABOVE TOW PLANE ON TAKEOFF IN GUSTY WINDS.

## 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 FTW85LA217](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW85LA217), May 11, 1985: Champion 7KCAB (N5285X), Chattanooga, OK, substantial damage, 1 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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