# Accident 19880521027369A: Bbavia 7GCB, La Crosse, WI, May 21, 1988

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 21, 1988, 18:07 local time
- Place: La Crosse, WI
- Airport: La Crosse Municipal
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 44.0177° N, 91.3003° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs from the FAA’s distance and direction from , within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.0177&lon=-91.3003&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9686S, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9686S) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Champion 7GCBC (registry code 21101PK, https://openairdocs.org/model/champion-7gcbc) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-235 series (registry code 41505, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-235-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BBAVIA 7GCB
- Reported engine: LYC O235C1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 930 total, 35 in this make and model, 250 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI88LA116](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI88LA116) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880521027369A

## Narrative

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

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

## 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 CHI88LA116](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI88LA116), May 21, 1988: Champion 7GCBC (N9686S), La Crosse, WI, 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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