# Accident 19880815032919A: Bbavia 7CCM, Barker, NY, August 15, 1988

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 15, 1988, 18:20 local time
- Place: Barker, NY
- Airport: Private
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 43.3199° N, 78.5493° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.3199&lon=-78.5493&mi=10
- Aircraft: N83255, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N83255-2014-11-19) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Aeronca 7AC (registry code 2110102, https://openairdocs.org/model/aeronca-7ac) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental A&C65 series (registry code 17003, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-a-c65-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BBAVIA 7CCM
- Reported engine: CONT C85*
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI88FA206](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI88FA206) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880815032919A

## Narrative

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

STALLED AND CRASHED IN CORNFIELD OFF END OF RUNWAY. PRIMER NOT LOCKED. AIRWORTHY HAD EXPIRED. PILOT NOT CURRENT.

## 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 CHI88FA206](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI88FA206), Aug 15, 1988: Aeronca 7CCM (N83255), Barker, NY, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: THE PILOT IN COMMAND FAILED TO MAINTAIN CONTROL OF THE AIRPLANE.

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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