# Incident 19910511020799I: Bbavia 7KCAB, Virginia Beach, VA, May 11, 1991

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 11, 1991, 14:30 local time
- Place: Virginia Beach, VA
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 36.8529° N, 75.9780° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Virginia Beach, VA, within about 9 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.8529&lon=-75.9780&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1717C, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1717C-2012-08-10) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Champion 7KCAB (registry code 21101P3, https://openairdocs.org/model/champion-7kcab) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming IO-320 series (registry code 41509, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-io-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BBAVIA 7KCAB
- Reported engine: LYC O320A2B
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 450 total, 20 in this make and model, 80 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910511020799I

## Narrative

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

ENGINE FAILED ON BANNER TOW. JETISONED BANNER AND LANDED ON BEACH. PIECES OF FIBERGLASS COWLING INJESTED IN ENGINE.

## Other reports on N1717C (1)

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

- [Accident 19840816074229A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840816074229A), Aug 16, 1984: Bbavia 7KCAB (N1717C), Virginia Beach, VA, Substantial damage. Banner line caught in rudder horn. Kicked left rudder, rudder cable broke. Landed, swerved off runway, hit trees.

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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