# Accident 19880805030619A: Bbavia 7DC, International F, MN, August 5, 1988

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 5, 1988, 20:28 local time
- Place: International F, MN
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Unknown/Not Reported
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 48.5793° N, 93.3998° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=48.5793&lon=-93.3998&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1744E, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1744E-2012-08-10) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Champion 7DC (registry code 21101NB, https://openairdocs.org/model/champion-7dc) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental C85 series (registry code 17008, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-c85-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BBAVIA 7DC
- Reported engine: CONT C908F
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 2
- Pilot flight hours: 1,257 total, 508 in this make and model, 120 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI88DER07](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI88DER07) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880805030619A

## Narrative

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

WRECKAGE INDICATES FLOATPLANE RAN OUT OF FUEL. STALLED AND SPUN INTO A HEAVILY WOODED AREA NEAR A LAKE.

## 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 CHI88DER07](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI88DER07), Aug 6, 1988: Champion 7CCM (N1744E), Int'L Falls, MN, destroyed, 2 fatal

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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