# Accident 19930425018819A: Bbavia 7GCBA, Duluth, MN, April 25, 1993

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 25, 1993, 17:30 local time
- Place: Duluth, MN
- Airport: Sky Harbor Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 46.8393° N, 92.2204° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=46.8393&lon=-92.2204&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9902Y, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9902Y) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Champion 7GCB (registry code 21101PC, https://openairdocs.org/model/champion-7gcb) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BBAVIA 7GCBA
- Reported engine: LYC O320A2B
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 277 total, 3 in this make and model, 27 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI93LA146](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI93LA146) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930425018819A

## Narrative

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

LOST DIRECTIONAL CONTROL LANDING,BEGAN GO AROUND. WING STALLED IN RIGHT CLIMBING TURN. STRUCK WATER AND CARTWHEELED

## 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 CHI93LA146](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI93LA146), Apr 25, 1993: Champion 7GCBA (N9902Y), Duluth, MN, substantial damage. Probable cause: PILOT IN COMMAND FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL.

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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