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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Bbavia 7GCB · La Crosse, WI · May 21, 1988

Date
May 21, 1988 · 18:07 local
Place
La Crosse, WI
Airport
La Crosse Municipal
Phase of flight
Forced/Precautionary Landing
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N9686S
NTSB investigation
NTSBCHI88LA116
Reported as
Bbavia 7GCB
Reported engine
Lycoming O235C1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
930 total35 in this make and model250 in the last 90 days

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Engine quit on climb to cruise. Crash landed off airport. Lean mixture and auto fuel may have caused vapor lock.

As the FAA filed it

ENGINE QUIT ON CLIMB TO CRUISE. CRASH LANDED OFF AIRPORT. LEAN MIXTURE AND AUTO FUEL MAY HAVE CAUSED VAPOR LOCK.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.