# Accident 19930718024149A: Bbavia 7KCAB, Hill City, KS, July 18, 1993

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 18, 1993, 11:32 local time
- Place: Hill City, KS
- Airport: Hill City Municipal Airport
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.3601° N, 99.8401° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.3601&lon=-99.8401&mi=10
- Aircraft: N11AT, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N11AT-1995-08-05) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Champion 7KCAB (registry code 21101P3, https://openairdocs.org/model/champion-7kcab) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BBAVIA 7KCAB
- Reported engine: LYC IO320E2A
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 2
- Pilot flight hours: 1,800 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI93LA260](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI93LA260) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930718024149A

## Narrative

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

MADE LOW PASS TOWING A BANNER. THEN SUDDEN CLIMBING TURN. LOST POWER AND STALLED. ENGINE HISTORY OF ROUGHNESS.

## 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 CHI93LA260](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI93LA260), Jul 18, 1993: Champion 7KCAB (N11AT), Hill City, KS, destroyed, 2 fatal. Probable cause: the loss of engine power for an undetermined reason and the pilot's decision to continue flying the airplane with known deficiencies. Factors in the accident are 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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