# Accident 19900128001159A: Bbavia 7DC, El Paso, TX, January 28, 1990

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 28, 1990, 14:10 local time
- Place: El Paso, TX
- Airport: West Texas Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 31.6393° N, 106.2694° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=31.6393&lon=-106.2694&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4542E, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4542E) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Champion 7DC (registry code 21101NB, https://openairdocs.org/model/champion-7dc) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BBAVIA 7DC
- Reported engine: CONT C858
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 2,254 total, 30 in this make and model, 60 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW90FA059](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW90FA059) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900128001159A

## Narrative

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

ENGINE QUIT ON TAKEOFF. CRASH LANDED IN GRAVEL PIT. CARBURETOR NEEDLE VALVE STUCK,FLOODED ENGINE. INGNITERS FOWLED.

## 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 FTW90FA059](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW90FA059), Jan 28, 1990: Aeronca 7DC (N4542E), El Paso, TX, substantial damage, 1 fatal. Probable cause: POWER LOSS DUE TO FAILURE OF THE CARBURETOR ASSEMBLY AND THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO CORRECT KNOWN DEFICIENCIES. FACTORS WERE CONTAMINATED FUEL, PARTIALLY BLOCKED FUEL SCREEN, FOULED SPARK PLUGS, THE…

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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