# Accident 19871014059619A: Bbavia 7GC, Columbia, MO, October 14, 1987

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 14, 1987, 11:15 local time
- Place: Columbia, MO
- Airport: E W Cotton Woodsmen
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.9506° N, 92.3201° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.9506&lon=-92.3201&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4889E, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4889E-2013-06-18) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Champion AERONCA 7GC (registry code 2110164, https://openairdocs.org/model/champion-aeronca-7gc) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-290 series (registry code 41506, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-290-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BBAVIA 7GC
- Reported engine: LYC O290D2B
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 2,980 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MKC88FA007](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC88FA007) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19871014059619A

## Narrative

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

ON FINAL APPROACH NOSE DIVED TO THE GROUND. FOUND UP ELEVATOR CABLE FUSED TO FUSELAGE ON CONTACTING BATTERY CABLE.

## 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 MKC88FA007](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC88FA007), Oct 14, 1987: Champion Aeronca 7GC (N4889E), Columbia, MO, destroyed, 2 fatal

## Other reports on N4889E (1)

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

- [Accident 19840618026589A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840618026589A), Jun 18, 1984: Bbavia 7GC (N4889E), Columbia, MO, Substantial damage. Pilot was practicing solo emergency landing and allowed aircraft to contact high grass which pulled it into ground.

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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