# Accident 19900430014879A: Bbavia 7AC, Kutztown, PA, April 30, 1990

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 30, 1990, 17:30 local time
- Place: Kutztown, PA
- Airport: Kutztown Aviation Service Inc
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.5190° N, 75.7702° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.5190&lon=-75.7702&mi=10
- Aircraft: N112AW, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N112AW) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Champion 7AC (registry code 21101MA, https://openairdocs.org/model/champion-7ac) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental A&C65 series (registry code 17003, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-a-c65-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BBAVIA 7AC
- Reported engine: CONT A658
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 5,360 total, 10 in this make and model, 42 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC90LA098](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC90LA098) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900430014879A

## Narrative

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

INSTRUCTOR ALLOWED AIRCRAFT TO STALL ON CLIMBOUT. FAILED TO OVERCOME STUDENTS BACK PRESSURE ON CONTROLS.

## 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 NYC90LA098](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC90LA098), Apr 30, 1990: Aeronca 7AC (N112AW), Kutztown, PA, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE STUDENT PILOT'S IMPROPER CONTROL INPUT AND THE INSTRUCTIOR'S INADEQUATE RESPONSE. THE STUDENT'S INTERFERENCE WITH THE FLIGHT CONTROLS AS THE INSTRUCTOR ATTEMPTED RECOVERY WAS A FACTOR IN 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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