# Accident 19871004058529A: Bbavia 7ECA, Fowler, CO, October 4, 1987

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 4, 1987, 18:30 local time
- Place: Fowler, CO
- Airport: Fowler
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Unauth Low Level Opns
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.1199° N, 104.0205° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.1199&lon=-104.0205&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8563V, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8563V-2013-09-11) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bellanca 7ECA (registry code 1220460, https://openairdocs.org/model/bellanca-7eca) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BBAVIA 7ECA
- Reported engine: LYC O235C1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 103 total, 29 in this make and model, 29 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN88FA002](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN88FA002) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19871004058529A

## Narrative

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

STRUCK WIRES OVER RIVER WHILE LOOKING FOR DUCKS. VISION WAS OBSCURED BY FLYING INTO SUN.

## 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 DEN88FA002](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN88FA002), Oct 5, 1987: Bellanca 7ECA (N8563V), Fowler, CO, destroyed

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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