# Accident 19940824023029A: Bbavia 7FC, Tacoma, WA, August 24, 1994

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 24, 1994, 11:45 local time
- Place: Tacoma, WA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Unauth Low Level Opns
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 47.2093° N, 122.6792° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=47.2093&lon=-122.6792&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7598B, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7598B-2021-11-19) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Champion 7FC (registry code 21101NX, https://openairdocs.org/model/champion-7fc) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental C90 series (registry code 17009, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-c90-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BBAVIA 7FC
- Reported engine: CONT C9012F
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 1,932 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA94FA221](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA94FA221) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940824023029A

## Narrative

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

MANEUVERING AT 200 FT AGL OBSERVED TO TURN INCREASING BANK. NOSED DOWN TO IMPACT. SEVERE CARDIVASCULAR DISEASE.

## 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 SEA94FA221](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA94FA221), Aug 24, 1994: Champion 7FC (N7598B), Tacoma, WA, substantial damage, 1 fatal. Probable cause: PILOT INCAPACITATION DUE TO A HEART ATTACK.

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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