# Accident 19911017048169A: Bbavia 7ECA, Whitesburg, GA, October 17, 1991

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 17, 1991, 15:30 local time
- Place: Whitesburg, GA
- Airport: Private
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.4891° N, 84.9095° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.4891&lon=-84.9095&mi=10
- Aircraft: N11077, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N11077) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Champion 7ECA (registry code 21101NN, https://openairdocs.org/model/champion-7eca) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental 0-200 series (registry code 17020, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-200-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BBAVIA 7ECA
- Reported engine: CONT O200C
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 17,000 total, 60 in this make and model, 20 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL92LA009](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL92LA009) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19911017048169A

## Narrative

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

WINDSHEAR AND LOW TURNING CLIMBOUT RESULTED IN STALL SPIN INTO TREES. WITNESSES OBSERVED WHIRLWIND HIT AIRCRAFT.

## 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 ATL92LA009](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL92LA009), Oct 17, 1991: Champion 7ECA (N11077), Whitesburg, GA, no damage. Probable cause: A SUDDEN WIND SHIFT DURING INITIAL CLIMB WHICH RESULTED IN AN UNCONTROLLED DESCENT.

## Other reports on N11077 (1)

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

- [Incident 20050610012509I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20050610012509I), Jun 10, 2005: Bbavia 7ECA (N11077), Benton, KS, Substantial damage. (-23) During student taxi instruction, aircraft departed the hard surface runway into the mud. Right gear attach point was separated from the fuselage when the…

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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