# Accident 19961225040279A: Bbavia 7GCBC, Hollywood, FL, December 25, 1996

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 25, 1996, 09:30 local time
- Place: Hollywood, FL
- Airport: North Perry Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 26.0013° N, 80.2407° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at NORTH PERRY (HWO), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=26.0013&lon=-80.2407&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7596F, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7596F-1998-07-07) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Champion 7GCBC (registry code 21101PK, https://openairdocs.org/model/champion-7gcbc) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BBAVIA 7GCBC
- Reported engine: LYC O320A2B
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 2
- Pilot flight hours: 314 total, 7 in this make and model, 2 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19961225040279A

## Narrative

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

NEAR VERTICAL PULL UP INTO INVERTED FLIGHT. STALLED. DOVE INTO SWAMP. HAD LIMITED AEROBATIC TIME. OVER GROSS WEIGHT (-23) AIRCRAFT WAS OPERATED AT A WEIGHT IN EXCESS OF GROSS WEIGHT. PIC APPEARED TO BE CONDUCTING LOW ALTITUDE AEROBATICS WITHOUT THE BENEFIT OF A WAIVER. NO ACTION PLANNED PILOT DECEASED. THE INTEGRITY OF THE L/H WING INSTALLATION IS QUESTIONABLE. UNABLE TO PROVE.

## NTSB investigation

None matched to this report by aircraft and date. Search the NTSB's own records: https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-main-public/basic-search

## Other reports on N7596F (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 19960623034129I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960623034129I), Jun 23, 1996: Bbavia 7GCBC (N7596F), Hollywood, FL, Minor damage. Narrative: while landing on runway 36R, pilot stated aircraft yawed and he applied rudder with brake. The aircraft nosed over. The prop struck the ground.…

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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