# Accident 19910705026359A: Bbavia 7KCAB, Berlin, MD, July 5, 1991

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 5, 1991, 11:30 local time
- Place: Berlin, MD
- Airport: Private
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.3198° N, 75.2091° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.3198&lon=-75.2091&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5BJ, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5BJ) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Champion 7KCAB (registry code 21101P3, https://openairdocs.org/model/champion-7kcab) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BBAVIA 7KCAB
- Reported engine: LYC IO320E2B
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 813 total, 22 in this make and model, 22 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB BFO91LA064](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/BFO91LA064) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910705026359A

## Narrative

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

ACCIDENTLY HOOKED AND CLIMBED OUT WITH TWO BANNERS IN TOW. UNABLE RELEASE. SETTLED INTO TREES DUE EXCESS DRAG.

## 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 BFO91LA064](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/BFO91LA064), Jul 5, 1991: Champion 7KCAB (N5BJ), Berlin, MD, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE UNSUITABLE PLACEMENT OF TWO BANNERS (IMPROPER PLANNING) BY OTHER PERSONNEL CAUSING AN UNINTENTIONAL PICKUP OF BOTH BANNERS.

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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