# Accident 19890305003159A: Bbavia 7KCAB, Pine Creek, WI, March 5, 1989

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 5, 1989, 14:30 local time
- Place: Pine Creek, WI
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 44.1344° N, 91.5268° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Pine Creek, WI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.1344&lon=-91.5268&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9044L, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9044L) (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 IO320E2A
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 95 total, 75 in this make and model, 3 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI89LA053](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI89LA053) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890305003159A

## Narrative

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

UNABLE TO OUTCLIMB RISING TERRAIN AFTER TAKEOFF. STRUCK TREES AND CRASHED.

## 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 CHI89LA053](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI89LA053), Mar 5, 1989: Aeronca 7KCAB (N9044L), Pine Creek, WI, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S SELECTION OF UNSUITABLE TERRAIN WHICH RESULTED IN THE FAILURE TO ACHIEVE A PROPER CLIMB RATE WHICH RESULTED IN THE COLLISION WITH TREES. CONTRIBUTING TO THE ACCIDENT WAS THE UPHILL, SNOW…

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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