# Accident 19920501013279A: Bbavia 7GCAA, South Boston, VA, May 1, 1992

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 1, 1992, 08:30 local time
- Place: South Boston, VA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Practice Training Manuevers
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 36.7001° N, 78.9007° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.7001&lon=-78.9007&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1837G, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1837G-2013-07-18) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Champion 7GCAA (registry code 21101N8, https://openairdocs.org/model/champion-7gcaa) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BBAVIA 7GCAA
- Reported engine: LYC O320A2B
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,379 total, 146 in this make and model, 294 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB BFO92LA054](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/BFO92LA054) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920501013279A

## Narrative

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

WING STRUCK A POWERLINE ON A GO AROUND FROM A PRACTICE FORCED LANDING. REMAINED AIRBORNE AND LANDED SAFELY.

## 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 BFO92LA054](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/BFO92LA054), May 1, 1992: Champion 7GCAA (N1837G), South Boston, VA, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT FAILED TO MAINTAIN OBSTACLE CLEARANCE WHICH RESULTED IN INFLIGHT COLLISION WITH A POWERLINE.

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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