# Incident 19890314026689I: Bbavia 7GCBC, Fritch, TX, March 14, 1989

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 14, 1989, 11:00 local time
- Place: Fritch, TX
- Phase of flight: Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.6431° N, 101.5964° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Fritch, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.6431&lon=-101.5964&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2547F, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2547F) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Champion 7GCBC (registry code 21101PK, https://openairdocs.org/model/champion-7gcbc) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-235 series (registry code 41505, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-235-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BBAVIA 7GCBC
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,300 total, 35 in this make and model, 175 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890314026689I

## Narrative

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

TAXIING TO SHORE, LAKE WIND CONDITIONS CHANGED AND HIGH WAVES TIPPED THE AIRCRAFT OVER. LATER DESTROYED BY WIND.

## Other reports on N2547F (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 19780330012019I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780330012019I), Mar 30, 1978: Blanca 7/ (N2547F), Superior, WI, Minor damage. After landing on frozen lake, the airplane broke through the ice and settled in 8 feet of water.

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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