# Accident 19910531018799A: Bbavia 7ECA, Quincy, FL, May 31, 1991

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 31, 1991, 13:40 local time
- Place: Quincy, FL
- Airport: Quincy Municipal Airport
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 30.5807° N, 84.5795° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.5807&lon=-84.5795&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9646S, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9646S-2013-06-14) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Champion 7ECA (registry code 21101NN, https://openairdocs.org/model/champion-7eca) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-235 series (registry code 41505, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-235-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BBAVIA 7ECA
- Reported engine: LYC O235C1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 153 total, 37 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA91LA156](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA91LA156) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910531018799A

## Narrative

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

LOST POWER ON CLIMBOUT. TRIED TO TURN BACK. HIT WING DOWN SHORT OF RUNWAY. DIRT DAUBERS HAD BLOCKED FUEL TANK VENT.

## 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 MIA91LA156](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA91LA156), May 31, 1991: Champion 7ECA (N9646S), Quincy, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT INSPECTION AND THE BLOCKED VENT LINE.

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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