# Accident 19890712022179A: Bbavia 7KCAB, Berlin, MD, July 12, 1989

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 12, 1989, 11:00 local time
- Place: Berlin, MD
- Airport: Private
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Go Round (Aborted VFR)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.3192° N, 75.2096° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.3192&lon=-75.2096&mi=10
- Aircraft: N57417, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N57417-1990-01-02) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bellanca 7KCAB (registry code 1220701, https://openairdocs.org/model/bellanca-7kcab) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BBAVIA 7KCAB
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB BFO89FA057](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/BFO89FA057) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890712022179A

## Narrative

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

MISSED BANNER PICK UP 3 TIMES. ON LAST ATTEMPT,BEGAN GO AROUND, BANKED SHARPLY AND HIT POWERLINE KNOWN TO PILOT.

## 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 BFO89FA057](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/BFO89FA057), Jul 12, 1989: Bellanca 7KCAB (N57417), Berlin, MD, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: PILOT FAILURE TO MAINTAIN ADEQUATE AIRSPEED, RESULTING IN AN AERODYNAMIC STALL. CONTRIBUTING TO THE ACCIDENT WAS THE LOW ALTITUDE AT WHICH THE STALL OCCURRED.

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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