# Accident 19910801031099A: Bbavia 7GCBC, Lake Elsinore, CA, August 1, 1991

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 1, 1991, 17:00 local time
- Place: Lake Elsinore, CA
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.6681° N, 117.3273° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Lake Elsinore, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.6681&lon=-117.3273&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1693G, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1693G-2014-09-10) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Champion 7GCBC (registry code 21101PK, https://openairdocs.org/model/champion-7gcbc) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BBAVIA 7GCBC
- Reported engine: LYC O320A2B
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 2
- Pilot flight hours: 32,316 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX91LA340](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX91LA340) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910801031099A

## Narrative

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

LOW LEVEL LOOPS AND ROLLS. ENTERED SPIN FROM HAMMERHEAD STALL. FAILED TO RECOVER. NO ALTITUDE WAIVER.NO PARACHUTES.

## 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 LAX91LA340](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX91LA340), Aug 2, 1991: Champion 7GCBC (N1693G), Lake Elsinore, CA, destroyed, 2 fatal. Probable cause: THE IN-FLIGHT FAILURE OF THE RIGHT ELEVATOR. FACTORS RELATING TO THIS ACCIDENT WAS THE PILOT'S DECISION TO PERFORM AEROBATICS AT AN IMPROPER ALTITUDE.

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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