# Accident 19880803030129A: Bbavia 7GCA, North Myrtle Be, SC, August 3, 1988

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 3, 1988, 13:10 local time
- Place: North Myrtle Be, SC
- Airport: Grand Strand
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Go Round (Aborted VFR)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.8190° N, 78.6706° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.8190&lon=-78.6706&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9692S, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9692S) (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 7GCA
- Reported engine: LYC O320A2A
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,852 total, 225 in this make and model, 415 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL88LA225](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL88LA225) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880803030129A

## Narrative

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

BANNER FAILED TO RELEASE,CAUGHT ANOTHER BANNER ON GROUND. PILOT CUT POWER. PLANE CRASH LANDED. IMPROPER TOW SPLICE.

## 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 ATL88LA225](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL88LA225), Aug 3, 1988: Champion 7GCAA (N9692S), N. Myrtle Beach, SC, substantial damage

## Other reports on N9692S (2)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 19960830025749I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960830025749I), Aug 30, 1996: Bbavia 7GCAA (N9692S), Dowagiac, MI. Narrative: on Friday, August 30, 1996 at approximately 1250 EDT, Mr. John c. amundsen acting as PIC of N9692S, champion 7GCAA, lost directional control during…
- [Incident 19950318010779I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950318010779I), Mar 18, 1995: Bbavia 7GCAA (N9692S), Dowagiac, MI, Minor damage. Narrative: on March 18, 1995, at approximately 2330, N9692S, Bellanca citabria, departed hastings, MI (9D9), shortly after takeoff the pilot, private pilot,…

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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