# Accident 19890805027409A: Bbavia 7KCAB, Shirley, NY, August 5, 1989

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 5, 1989, 10:15 local time
- Place: Shirley, NY
- Airport: Brookhaven Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.7908° N, 72.8694° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.7908&lon=-72.8694&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5084X (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: BBAVIA 7KCAB
- Reported engine: LYC IO320E2A
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,196 total, 163 in this make and model, 208 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC89LA186](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC89LA186) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890805027409A

## Narrative

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

NEAR STALL AFTER BANNER PICKUP. DITCHED BANNER BUT SETTLED TO GROUND IN SEMISTALL. IMPACTED WINGS LEVEL NOSE DOWN.

## 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 NYC89LA186](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC89LA186), Aug 5, 1989: Champion 7KCAB (N5084X), Shirley, NY, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE FAILURE OF THE PILOT TO MAINTAIN PROPER AIRSPEED, AND HIS DELAY TO JETTISON THE BANNER, WHICH RESULTED IN A STALL.

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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