# Accident 19880501011099A: Bbavia 7ECA, Merrimac, WI, May 1, 1988

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 1, 1988, 14:15 local time
- Place: Merrimac, WI
- Airport: Private
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 43.3700° N, 89.6205° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.3700&lon=-89.6205&mi=10
- Aircraft: N31288 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: BBAVIA 7ECA
- Reported engine: LYC O235C1
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 1,048 total, 600 in this make and model, 12 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI88FA102](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI88FA102) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880501011099A

## Narrative

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

MADE 90 DEGREE BANK ON CLIMBOUT. AIRCRAFT STALLED. DIVED INTO GROUND.

## 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 CHI88FA102](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI88FA102), May 1, 1988: Bellanca 7ECA (N31288), Merrimac, WI, destroyed, 1 fatal

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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