# Accident 19921116046819A: Bbavia 7GCAA, Joshua, TX, November 16, 1992

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 16, 1992, 17:16 local time
- Place: Joshua, TX
- Airport: Buffalo Chips Airpark Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.4604° N, 97.3800° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.4604&lon=-97.3800&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9614S, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9614S) (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 O320A1A
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 566 total, 124 in this make and model, 18 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW93LA038](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW93LA038) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19921116046819A

## Narrative

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

STRUCK WIRES ON FINAL AND IMPACTED NOSE FIRST. HIGH SINK RATE ON FINAL NOT ADJUSTED.

## 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 FTW93LA038](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW93LA038), Nov 16, 1992: Champion 7GCAA (N9614S), Joshua, TX, destroyed. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO MAINTAIN A PROPER DESCENT RATE DURING THE APPROACH AND HIS INADEQUATE VISUAL LOOKOUT.

## Other reports on N9614S (2)

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

- [Accident 19860325011169A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860325011169A), Mar 25, 1986: Bbavia 7GCAA (N9614S), Falcon, CO, Substantial damage. Ground looped on the landing roll when the tail wheel spring became detached.
- [Accident 19851001048449A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19851001048449A), Oct 1, 1985: Bbavia 7GCAA (N9614S), Cortez, CO, Substantial damage. Collided with trees during rollout of forced landing due to fuel exhaustion.

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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