# Accident 19900814045829A: Bbavia 7GCAA, Saltaire, NY, August 14, 1990

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 14, 1990, 14:34 local time
- Place: Saltaire, NY
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Unauth Low Level Opns
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.6902° N, 73.3199° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.6902&lon=-73.3199&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4190Y, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4190Y-1990-08-31) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bellanca 7GCAA (registry code 1220501, https://openairdocs.org/model/bellanca-7gcaa) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BBAVIA 7GCAA
- Reported engine: CONT C858
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 350 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC90FA192](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC90FA192) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900814045829A

## Narrative

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

FLIGHT OF TWO BANNER TOWS RETURNING TO BASE. ONE MADE A TURN TO OBSERVE A SHARK. COLLIDED WITH WATER AND SANK.

## 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 NYC90FA192](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC90FA192), Aug 14, 1990: Bellanca 7GCAA (N4190Y), Saltaire, NY, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: THE PILOT MISJUDGED HIS ALTITUDE.

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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