# Accident 19960718047459A: Bbavia 7GCBC, Farmingdale, NJ, July 18, 1996

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 18, 1996, 12:15 local time
- Place: Farmingdale, NJ
- Damage: Destroyed
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.1868° N, 74.1246° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at , within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.1868&lon=-74.1246&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7557F, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7557F-2018-01-26) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Champion 7GCBC (registry code 21101PK, https://openairdocs.org/model/champion-7gcbc) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BBAVIA 7GCBC
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC96FA152](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC96FA152) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960718047459A

## Narrative

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

(-16) INVESTIGATION INDICATES THAT AIRMAN STALLED THE AIRCRAFT AT LOW ALTITUDE WHILE ATTEMPTING TO PICK UP A BANNER, AND WAS UNABLE TO RECOVER. INVESTIGATION OF THE WRECKAGE REVEALED AN IMPROPER BATTERY INSTALLATION, AND THAT THE REAR SEAT AND CONTROL STICK HAD BEEN REMOVED. INSPECTION OF THE AIRCRAFT RECORDS REVEALED THAT THE BATTERY INSTALLATION, AND THE REMOVAL OF THE REAR SEAT AND CONTROL STICK WERE NOT PROPERLY DOCUMENTED OR APPROVED.

## 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 NYC96FA152](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC96FA152), Jul 18, 1996: Champion 7GCBC (N7557F), Farmingdale, NJ, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: the pilot's improper handling of the airplane during a banner pickup maneuver, which resulted in a stall/mush and collision with the ground. A factor relating to the accident was: the pilot's lack of…

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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