# Accident 19870713037399A: Bbavia S7EC, Lake Monroe, IN, July 13, 1987

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 13, 1987, 17:15 local time
- Place: Lake Monroe, IN
- Airport: Lake Monroe
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.1599° N, 86.5192° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.1599&lon=-86.5192&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4365C, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4365C) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Champion 7EC (registry code 21101NM, https://openairdocs.org/model/champion-7ec) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental C90 series (registry code 17009, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-c90-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BBAVIA S7EC
- Reported engine: CONT C9012F
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 13,300 total, 31 in this make and model, 47 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI87LA165](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI87LA165) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870713037399A

## Narrative

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

INITIAL CLIMB. RIGHT TURN. UNABLE TO GET WING UP. HIT WATER. ROLLED OVER. SANK. SUSPECT WATER IN WING. LEAKY FLOATS

## 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 CHI87LA165](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI87LA165), Jul 13, 1987: Champion 7EC (N4365C), Lake Monroe, IN, 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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