# Accident 19920427011609A: Bbavia 7ECA, La Crosse, WI, April 27, 1992

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 27, 1992, 10:50 local time
- Place: La Crosse, WI
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Low Level Operations
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 43.8251° N, 91.2246° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of La Crosse, WI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.8251&lon=-91.2246&mi=10
- Aircraft: N53988, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N53988) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bellanca 7ECA (registry code 1220460, https://openairdocs.org/model/bellanca-7eca) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-235 series (registry code 41505, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-235-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BBAVIA 7ECA
- Reported engine: LYC O235C1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 4,162 total, 3,000 in this make and model, 222 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI92LA134](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI92LA134) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920427011609A

## Narrative

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

WHILE FOLLOWING POWERLINE DISTRACTED BY ANOTHER AIRCRAFT. FLEW INTO CROSSING POWERLINE. NO BALL MARKING ON WIRES.

## 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 CHI92LA134](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI92LA134), Apr 27, 1992: Bellanca 7ECA (N53988), La Crosse, WI, substantial damage. Probable cause: VISUAL LOOKOUT INADEQUATE AND DIVERTED ATTENTION BY THE PILOT. A FACTOR RELATED TO THE ACCIDENT WAS TRANSMISSION WIRES CROSSING FLIGHT PATH.

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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