# Accident 19870318006389A: Bbavia 7ECA, Attica, IN, March 18, 1987

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 18, 1987, 20:30 local time
- Place: Attica, IN
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Unknown/Not Reported
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.2800° N, 87.2407° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.2800&lon=-87.2407&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5504L, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5504L-2013-04-22) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bellanca 7ECA (registry code 1220460, https://openairdocs.org/model/bellanca-7eca) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-235 series (registry code 41505, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-235-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BBAVIA 7ECA
- Reported engine: LYC O235C1
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 560 total, 30 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI87FA099](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI87FA099) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870318006389A

## Narrative

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

FLEW INTO CLOUDS AT NIGHT.LOST CONTROL AND IMPACTED GROUND AT HIGH SPEED. AIRCRAFT NOT EQUIPPED FOR IFR FLIGHT.

## 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 CHI87FA099](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI87FA099), Mar 19, 1987: Bellanca 7ECA (N5504L), Attica, IN, destroyed, 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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