# Accident 19930730027189A: Bbavia 7FC, Ortonville, MN, July 30, 1993

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 30, 1993, 18:00 local time
- Place: Ortonville, MN
- Airport: Ortonvile Municipal-Martenson Field
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 45.2995° N, 96.4408° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.2995&lon=-96.4408&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8521E (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: BBAVIA 7FC
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,900 total, 500 in this make and model, 35 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI93LA300](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI93LA300) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930730027189A

## Narrative

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

EN ROUTE TO AIRPORT TO REFUEL. LOST POWER 2MI SHORT DUE FUEL EXHAUSTION. LANDED ON ROAD. HIT MAILBOX. NOSED OVER.

## 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 CHI93LA300](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI93LA300), Jul 30, 1993: Champion 7FC (N8521E), Ortonville, MN, substantial damage. Probable cause: the pilot's failure to refuel prior 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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