# Accident 19910920042019A: Bbavia 7GCB, Frankston, TX, September 20, 1991

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 20, 1991, 10:30 local time
- Place: Frankston, TX
- Phase of flight: Idling Engines
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.0509° N, 95.5008° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.0509&lon=-95.5008&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9908Y, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9908Y) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Champion AERONCA 7GCB (registry code 2110168, https://openairdocs.org/model/champion-aeronca-7gcb) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BBAVIA 7GCB
- Reported engine: LYC O320A1A
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 17,500 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW91LA163](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW91LA163) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910920042019A

## Narrative

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

VICTIM WAS STRUCK BY PROP WHILE TRYING TO AID BY PUSHING FLOATPLANE FROM DOCK. WAS ADVISED PUSH WING TIP NOT FLOAT.

## 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 FTW91LA163](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW91LA163), Sep 20, 1991: Champion 7-GCB (N9908Y), Frankston, TX, no damage, 1 fatal. Probable cause: THE GROUND PERSON DID NOT UNDERSTAND THE VERBAL INSTRUCTIONS.

## Other reports on N9908Y (2)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 19960715017109A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960715017109A), Jul 15, 1996: Bbavia 7GCB (N9908Y), Fairhope, AL, Destroyed, 1 fatal. Crashed into bay.
- [Incident 19850210019509I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850210019509I), Feb 10, 1985: Bbavia 7GCB (N9908Y), Blackwell, WI, Minor damage. Landed harder than normal on ice and damaged right gear and ski.

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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