# Accident 19870118000729A: Bbavia 7ECA, La Crosse, WI, January 18, 1987

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 18, 1987, 13:45 local time
- Place: La Crosse, WI
- Airport: La Crosse Municipal
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Starting Engines
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 43.8204° N, 91.2293° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.8204&lon=-91.2293&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9999Y, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9999Y-1989-03-15) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Champion 7ECA (registry code 21101NN, https://openairdocs.org/model/champion-7eca) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BBAVIA 7ECA
- Reported engine: CONT O200A
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 37 total, 22 in this make and model, 9 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI87DEP01](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI87DEP01) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870118000729A

## Narrative

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

THE ENGINE UNEXPECTEDLY WENT TO HIGH POWER AFTER START. AIRCRAFT RAN INTO A HANGAR. NO MALFUNCTIONS FOUND. STUDENT.

## 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 CHI87DEP01](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI87DEP01), Jan 18, 1987: Champion 7ECA (N9999Y), La Crosse, WI, substantial damage

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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