# Accident 19871212070169A: Bbavia 7EC, Ocoee, FL, December 12, 1987

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 12, 1987, 11:58 local time
- Place: Ocoee, FL
- Airport: Orlando West
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 28.5788° N, 81.5330° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Ocoee, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=28.5788&lon=-81.5330&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4387C, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4387C) (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 7EC
- Reported engine: CONT C9012F
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 7,512 total, 200 in this make and model, 8 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA88LA062](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA88LA062) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19871212070169A

## Narrative

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

ENGINE QUIT ON CLIMBOUT. CRASH LANDED. WATER IN FUEL. AIRCRAFT ANNUAL EXPIRED. PILOT DRANK ALCOHOL PRIOR TO 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 MIA88LA062](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA88LA062), Dec 12, 1987: Champion 7EC (N4387C), Ocoee, FL, substantial damage

## Other reports on N4387C (1)

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

- [Accident 20060319006469A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20060319006469A), Mar 19, 2006: Bbavia 7EC (N4387C), Zellwood, FL, Substantial damage. (-23) Tail wheel steering springs became unattached to steering arm causing pilot to lose directional control of aircraft on landing roll-out.

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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