# Accident 19890325004509A: Bbavia 7KCAB, Daytona Bch Shr, FL, March 25, 1989

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 25, 1989, 12:48 local time
- Place: Daytona Bch Shr, FL
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Unauth Low Level Opns
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Aircraft: N90985, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N90985-2013-05-17) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bellanca 7KCAB (registry code 1220701, https://openairdocs.org/model/bellanca-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: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 3,019 total, 380 in this make and model, 181 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA89FA115](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA89FA115) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890325004509A

## Narrative

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

MADE STEEP ABRUPT TURN TO REVERSE DIRECTION WHILE TOWING A BANNER LOW OFFSHORE. STALLED INTO WATER, BANNER ATTACHED

## 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 MIA89FA115](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA89FA115), Mar 25, 1989: Bellanca 7KCAB (N90985), Daytona Bch Shr, FL, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: IN-FLIGHT LOSS OF CONTROL WHILE MANEUVERING TO REVERSE DIRECTION DUE THE FAILURE OF THE PILOT TO MAINTAIN ADEQUATE AIRSPEED DURING THE 'STEEP TURN.'

## Other reports on N90985 (1)

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

- [Accident 19860502015709A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860502015709A), May 2, 1986: Bbavia 7KCAB (N90985), New Smyrna Beac, FL, Substantial damage. The aircraft snagged the banner with the left main gear. Aircraft landed in swamp. Suspect inexperienced pilot.

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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