# Accident 19880813035349A: Bbavia 7KCAB, Grand Haven, MI, August 13, 1988

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 13, 1988, 14:10 local time
- Place: Grand Haven, MI
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 43.0504° N, 86.2207° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.0504&lon=-86.2207&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5124T, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5124T) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Champion 7KCAB (registry code 21101P3, https://openairdocs.org/model/champion-7kcab) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming IO-320 series (registry code 41509, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-io-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BBAVIA 7KCAB
- Reported engine: LYC IO320*
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 633 total, 72 in this make and model, 110 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI88DEM08](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI88DEM08) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880813035349A

## Narrative

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

LOST POWER WHILE TOWING A BANNER. MADE HARD LANDING IN SOFT SAND DUNES. FOUND FUEL TANKS EMPTY. NO ELT ON BOARD.

## 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 CHI88DEM08](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI88DEM08), Aug 13, 1988: Champion 7KCAB (N5124T), Grand Haven, MI, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S INATTENTIVE FUEL SYSTEM MONITORING, AND THE RESULTANT TOTAL FAILURE OF THE AIRCRAFT'S POWERPLANT DUE TO FUEL EXHAUSTION. A FORCED LANDING WAS EXECUTED ON A STRETCH OF BEACH WITH SAND…

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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