# Accident 19880711026369A: Bbavia 7GCAA, Lakewood, NJ, July 11, 1988

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 11, 1988, 12:10 local time
- Place: Lakewood, NJ
- Airport: Lakewood Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.0669° N, 74.1776° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at LAKEWOOD (N12), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.0669&lon=-74.1776&mi=10
- Aircraft: N11088, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N11088-2016-12-05) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Champion 7GCAA (registry code 21101N8, https://openairdocs.org/model/champion-7gcaa) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BBAVIA 7GCAA
- Reported engine: LYC O320A2D
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 10,000 total, 3,000 in this make and model, 300 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC88LA180](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC88LA180) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880711026369A

## Narrative

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

BANNER TOW ROPE FOULED RUDDER ON PICKUP. LANDED,LOST CONTROL AND STRUCK TWO PARKED AIRCRAFT. UNABLE RELEASE BANNER.

## 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 NYC88LA180](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC88LA180), Jul 11, 1988: Champion 7GCAA (N11088), Lakewood, NJ, substantial damage. Probable cause: LOSS OF DIRECTIONAL CONTROL DURING LANDING, DUE TO A BANNER TOWING ROPE BEING WRAPPED AROUND THE LEFT RUDDER HORN.

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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