# Accident 19900528017729A: Bbavia 7CCM, Bryon Pond, ME, May 28, 1990

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 28, 1990, 12:30 local time
- Place: Bryon Pond, ME
- Airport: Private
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Aircraft: N85173, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N85173) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Aeronca 7CCM (registry code 2110110, https://openairdocs.org/model/aeronca-7ccm) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental C90 series (registry code 17009, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-c90-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BBAVIA 7CCM
- Reported engine: CONT C90*
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 794 total, 466 in this make and model, 11 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC90LA113](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC90LA113) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900528017729A

## Narrative

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

HARD TIME GETTING ON STEP AND SLOWED BY ATTACHED CANOE. MADE LIFTED STALLED AND SEVERED FLOATS ON IMPACT.

## 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 NYC90LA113](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC90LA113), May 28, 1990: Aeronca 7AC (N85173), Rumford, ME, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT MADE A STEEP TURN TO AVOID THE SHORE LINE AND INADVERTENTLY STALLED. FACTORS RELATED TO THE ACCIDENT WERE: THE PILOTS DECISION TO TAKEOFF WITH A CANOE STRAPPED TO ONE OF THE FLOATS AND HIS…

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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