# Accident 19870915079459A: Bbavia 7ACA, Graford, TX, September 15, 1987

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 15, 1987, 09:48 local time
- Place: Graford, TX
- Airport: Possum Kingdom Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.9233° N, 98.4369° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at POSSUM KINGDOM (F35), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.9233&lon=-98.4369&mi=10
- Aircraft: N68529, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N68529) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bellanca 7ACA (registry code 1220438, https://openairdocs.org/model/bellanca-7aca) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Franklin 2A4 series (registry code 27001, https://openairdocs.org/engine/franklin-2a4-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BBAVIA 7ACA
- Reported engine: FRNKLN 2A120A
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 220 total, 20 in this make and model
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870915079459A

## Narrative

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

LOUD POP AS AIRCRAFT MADE A RIGHT TURN AFTER TAKEOFF THEN DIVED INTO A LAKE.RIGHT AILERON CONTROL CABLE HAD SNAPPED

## NTSB investigation

None matched to this report by aircraft and date. Search the NTSB's own records: https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-main-public/basic-search

## Other reports on N68529 (1)

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

- [Accident 19940918028169A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940918028169A), Sep 18, 1994: Bbavia 7ACA (N68529), Fort Worth, TX, Substantial damage, 1 fatal. Out of fuel. Landed in field. Got auto gas. Departed. Landed airport. Vented fuel cap. Lost power test flight. Stalled

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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