# Accident 19890121000969A: Bbavia 7EC, Luxemburg, MN, January 21, 1989

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 21, 1989, 13:15 local time
- Place: Luxemburg, MN
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Unauth Low Level Opns
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 45.5498° N, 94.1707° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.5498&lon=-94.1707&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7596E, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7596E-1989-05-11) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Champion 7EC (registry code 21101NM, https://openairdocs.org/model/champion-7ec) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BBAVIA 7EC
- Reported engine: CONT C9012F
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 1,444 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MKC89FA055](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC89FA055) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890121000969A

## Narrative

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

WRECKAGE INDICATES A STALL CRASH. WAS OBSERVED CIRCLING LOW OVER FROZEN LAKE. WAS OVER GROSS AND AFT OF CG.

## 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 MKC89FA055](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC89FA055), Jan 21, 1989: Champion 7EC (N7596E), Luxemburg, MN, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: THE PILOT FAILED TO MAINTAIN ADEQUATE AIRSPEED WHICH RESULTED IN A STALL AND LOSS OF AIRCRAFT CONTROL. THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO OBSERVE WEIGHT AND BALANCE LIMITATIONS OF THE AIRCRAFT WAS A CONTRIBUTING…

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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