# Accident 19920630022659A: Bbavia 7FC, Paris, TX, June 30, 1992

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 30, 1992, 15:30 local time
- Place: Paris, TX
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.6609° N, 95.5555° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Paris, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.6609&lon=-95.5555&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8942R, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8942R) (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: LYC O290D
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,800 total, 3 in this make and model, 73 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW92LA174](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW92LA174) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920630022659A

## Narrative

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

LOST POWER EN ROUTE. NOSED OVER ON FORCED LANDING. FUEL TANKS EMPTY. LEFT WING FUEL CAP LOOSE. SIPHONED FUEL.

## 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 FTW92LA174](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW92LA174), Jun 30, 1992: Champion 7FC (N8942R), Paris, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: FUEL EXHAUSTION POWER LOSS. FACTORS WERE A LOOSE FUEL CAP, INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT BY THE PILOT AND THE LACK OF SUITABLE TERRAIN.

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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