# Accident 19891008039369A: Bbavia 7KCAB, Montague Island, AK, October 8, 1989

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 8, 1989, 14:00 local time
- Place: Montague Island, AK
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Unauth Low Level Opns
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 60.1092° N, 147.3411° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Montague Island, AK, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=60.1092&lon=-147.3411&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5222X, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5222X-2018-05-03) (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
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 624 total, 624 in this make and model, 48 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC90LA004](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC90LA004) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19891008039369A

## Narrative

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

DURING LOW LEVEL FLIGHT AIRCRAFT RIGHT WING STRUCK TREES CAUSING THE AIRPLANE TO CRASH ON A SANDBAR.

## 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 ANC90LA004](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC90LA004), Oct 8, 1989: Champion 7KCAB (N5222X), Montague Island, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: SELECTION OF UNSUITABLE TERRAIN BY THE PILOT. CONTRIBUTING FACTORS WERE: ROUGH TERRAIN, GUSTY WINDS, HIGH VEGETATION, AND TREES.

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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