# Accident 19910704025769A: Bbavia 7KCAB, Hill City, SD, July 4, 1991

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 4, 1991, 14:00 local time
- Place: Hill City, SD
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 43.9307° N, 103.5695° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.9307&lon=-103.5695&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1844G, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N1844G) (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 IO320E2A
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,290 total, 2,085 in this make and model, 21 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI91LA209](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI91LA209) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910704025769A

## Narrative

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

UNABLE TO CLIMB ON HIGH DENSITY ALTITUDE TAKEOFF FROM SHORT PRIVATE STRIP. STRUCK WIRES AND CRASHED.

## 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 CHI91LA209](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI91LA209), Jul 4, 1991: Champion 7KCAB (N1844G), Hill City, SD, substantial damage. Probable cause: POOR PREFLIGHT PLANNING BY THE PILOT AND OVER CONFIDENCE IN THE AIRCRAFTS ABILITY. FACTORS RELATED TO THE ACCIDENT WERE A HIGH DENSITY ALTITUDE AND A PROPER CLIMB RATE NOT ATTAINED.

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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