# Accident 19900304026669A: Bbavia 7EC, Pine Ridge, SD, March 4, 1990

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 4, 1990, 15:33 local time
- Place: Pine Ridge, SD
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Unauth Low Level Opns
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 43.0207° N, 102.5502° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.0207&lon=-102.5502&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4301C, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4301C-1990-10-30) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Champion 7EC (registry code 21101NM, https://openairdocs.org/model/champion-7ec) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BBAVIA 7EC
- Reported engine: CONT C9012F
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN90LA070](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN90LA070) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900304026669A

## Narrative

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

STALLED CRASHED AND BURNED FROM A STEEP LOW ALTITUDE TURN WHILE HUNTING COYOTES.

## 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 DEN90LA070](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN90LA070), Mar 4, 1990: Champion 7EC (N4301C), Pine Ridge, SD, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: THE FAILURE OF THE PILOT TO MAINTAIN AN ADEQUATE AIRSPEED, AFTER DIVERTING HIS ATTENTION, WHICH RESULTED IN AN INADVERTENT 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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