# Accident 19880624023809A: Bbavia 7BCM, Kenosha, WI, June 24, 1988

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 24, 1988, 20:12 local time
- Place: Kenosha, WI
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.5798° N, 87.8507° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.5798&lon=-87.8507&mi=10
- Aircraft: N84405, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N84405) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Aeronca 7BCM (registry code 2110106, https://openairdocs.org/model/aeronca-7bcm) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental A&C65 series (registry code 17003, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-a-c65-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BBAVIA 7BCM
- Reported engine: CONT C8512F
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 5,175 total, 125 in this make and model, 55 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI88LA142](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI88LA142) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880624023809A

## Narrative

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

ENGINE QUIT ON CLIMB TO CRUISE AFTER NEW TYPE CAP INSTALLED. CRASHED IN TREES. FUEL CAP WAS NOT VENTED AS REQUIRED.

## 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 CHI88LA142](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI88LA142), Jun 25, 1988: Aeronca 7BCM (N84405), Kenosha, 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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