# Accident 19910105000159A: Bbavia 7ECA, Hilo, HI, January 5, 1991

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 5, 1991, 15:45 local time
- Place: Hilo, HI
- Airport: Hilo General Lyman Field Airport
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 19.6904° N, 155.0807° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=19.6904&lon=-155.0807&mi=10
- Aircraft: N996MP, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N996MP-1991-06-13) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Champion 7ECA (registry code 21101NN, https://openairdocs.org/model/champion-7eca) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BBAVIA 7ECA
- Reported engine: LYC O235C
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,257 total, 35 in this make and model, 220 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX91LA069](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX91LA069) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910105000159A

## Narrative

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

STALLED IN A STEEP TURN AFTER TAKEOFF. MADE PARTIAL RECOVERY PRIOR GROUND IMPACT AND FIRE.

## 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 LAX91LA069](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX91LA069), Jan 6, 1991: Champion 7ECA (N996MP), Hilo, HI, destroyed. Probable cause: THE FAILURE OF THE PILOT TO MAINTAIN AN ADEQUATE AIRSPEED WHILE MANEUVERING. A FACTOR IN THE ACCIDENT WAS THE PILOT'S DECISION TO ATTEMPT STEEP AND ABRUPT MANEUVERS DURING THE TAKEOFF INITIAL CLIMB…

## Other reports on N996MP (2)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 19850114019749A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850114019749A), Jan 14, 1985: Bbavia 7ECA (N996MP), Deer Park, WA, Substantial damage. Landed short onto displaced snow covered threshold and flipped over.
- [Accident 19840227004669A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840227004669A), Feb 27, 1984: Bbavia 7ECA (N996MP), Pullman, WA, Substantial damage. Pilot lost directional control of aircraft during landing roll.

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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