# Accident 19910917040469A: Bbavia 7FC, Phoenix, AZ, September 17, 1991

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 17, 1991, 13:46 local time
- Place: Phoenix, AZ
- Airport: Phoenix-Deer Valley Municipal Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.6794° N, 112.0890° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.6794&lon=-112.0890&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7550E, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7550E-2013-08-16) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Champion 7FC (registry code 21101NX, https://openairdocs.org/model/champion-7fc) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental C90 series (registry code 17009, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-c90-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BBAVIA 7FC
- Reported engine: CONT C9012F
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 381 total, 5 in this make and model, 12 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX91LA397](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX91LA397) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910917040469A

## Narrative

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

VEERED ON CROSSWIND LANDING ROLL. OVER CONTROLLED RUDDER AND BRAKES AND GROUND LOOPED. COLLAPSING BOTH MAIN GEARS.

## 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 LAX91LA397](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX91LA397), Sep 17, 1991: Aeronca 7FC (N7550E), Phoenix, AZ, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S IMPROPER REMEDIAL ACTION. CONTRIBUTING TO THIS ACCIDENT WAS THE PILOT'S IMPROPER USE OF THE BRAKES AND RUDDER AND HIS LACK OF EXPERIENCE IN THE ACCIDENT AIRPLANE'S MAKE AND MODEL.

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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