# Accident 19880427011639A: Bbavia 7KCAB, Dracut, MA, April 27, 1988

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 27, 1988, 09:40 local time
- Place: Dracut, MA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.6704° N, 71.3020° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Dracut, MA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.6704&lon=-71.3020&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9712N, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9712N) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Champion 7KCAB (registry code 21101P3, https://openairdocs.org/model/champion-7kcab) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BBAVIA 7KCAB
- Reported engine: LYC O320A2D
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 227 total, 11 in this make and model, 13 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC88LA129](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC88LA129) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880427011639A

## Narrative

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

LEVELED OFF TOO HIGH TRYING TO LAND THE FLOATPLANE ON GLASSY WATER. AIRCRAFT STALLED FELL OF ON A WING AND CRASHED.

## 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 NYC88LA129](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC88LA129), Apr 27, 1988: Champion 7KCAB (N9712N), Dracut, MA, 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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