# Accident 19920914037509A: Bbavia 7KCAB, East Haddam, CT, September 14, 1992

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 14, 1992, 16:43 local time
- Place: East Haddam, CT
- Airport: Goodspeed Airport
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.4457° N, 72.4556° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at GOODSPEED (42B), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.4457&lon=-72.4556&mi=10
- Aircraft: N561EK, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N561EK-1993-08-25) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Champion 7KCAB (registry code 21101P3, https://openairdocs.org/model/champion-7kcab) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BBAVIA 7KCAB
- Reported engine: LYC IO320E2B
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 9,800 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB BFO92FA141](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/BFO92FA141) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920914037509A

## Narrative

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

BEGAN A ROLL ON LOW PASSOVER RUNWAY NOSE HIGH THEN DIVED INTO GROUND ADJACENT TO RUNWAY.

## 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 BFO92FA141](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/BFO92FA141), Sep 14, 1992: Champion 7KCAB (N561EK), East Haddam, CT, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S DECISION TO ATTEMPT AN AEROBATIC MANEUVER WITHOUT ADEQUATE ALTITUDE FOR RECOVERY.

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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