# Accident 19940814021459A: Bbavia 7GCAA, Cocoa, FL, August 14, 1994

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 14, 1994, 13:43 local time
- Place: Cocoa, FL
- Airport: Merritt Island Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: In Traffic Pattern-Circling
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 28.3205° N, 80.6809° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=28.3205&lon=-80.6809&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9669S, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9669S-1997-10-03) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Champion 7GCAA (registry code 21101N8, https://openairdocs.org/model/champion-7gcaa) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BBAVIA 7GCAA
- Reported engine: LYC O320A2B
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,350 total, 23 in this make and model, 58 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA94LA195](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA94LA195) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940814021459A

## Narrative

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

THREW TOW ROPE OUT WINDOW. PICKED UP BANNER. TOW ROPE CAUGHT ON RUDDER. JAMMED FULL RIGHT. UNABLE DROP. STALLED.

## 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 MIA94LA195](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA94LA195), Aug 14, 1994: Champion 7GCAA (N9669S), Merritt Island, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: FAILURE OF THE PILOT TO VISUALLY VERIFY THAT THE TOW ROPE WAS NOT WRAPPED AROUND ANY FLIGHT CONTROL SURFACE AND THE INADVERTENT STALL/SPIN. CONTRIBUTING TO THE ACCIDENT WAS THE ENTANGLEMENT OF THE…

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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