# Accident 19950903027559A: Bbavia 7GCB, Howard, WI, September 3, 1995

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 3, 1995, 13:54 local time
- Place: Howard, WI
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Go Round (Aborted VFR)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 44.5402° N, 88.0498° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.5402&lon=-88.0498&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9838Y, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9838Y-2013-09-17) (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 7GCB
- Reported engine: LYC O320A2B
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI95FA310](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI95FA310) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950903027559A

## Narrative

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

FUELED FROM CAN. ON BANNER PICKUP ENGINE QUIT. STALLED. IMPACTED GROUND. WATER IN FUEL. (-23) SEE NARRATIVE # CHI95FA310

## 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 CHI95FA310](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI95FA310), Sep 3, 1995: Champion 7GCB (N9838Y), Howard, WI, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: a loss of engine power due to water-contaminated fuel and the pilot's inadequate preflight.

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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