# Accident 19970119000539A: Bbavia 7GCBC, Creswell, OR, January 19, 1997

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 19, 1997, 12:40 local time
- Place: Creswell, OR
- Airport: Hobby Field Airport
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 43.8992° N, 123.0203° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.8992&lon=-123.0203&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9677S, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9677S-1998-08-19) (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: 291 total, 3 in this make and model, 34 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA97FA049](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA97FA049) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970119000539A

## Narrative

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

INDICATES OVERSTRESS DURING AEROBATIC FLIGHT FAILED WING PORTIONS. AIRCRAFT SPUN TO IMPACT. NOT WEARING PARACHUTES.

## 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 SEA97FA049](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA97FA049), Jan 19, 1997: Champion 7-GCBC (N9677S), Creswell, OR, destroyed, 2 fatal. Probable cause: the pilot exceeded the design stress limits of the aircraft, while recovering from a spin, which resulted in failure and separation of the right wing tip and adjacent wing fabric (skin).

## Other reports on N9677S (1)

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

- [Accident 19770613014909A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770613014909A), Jun 13, 1977: Blanca 7GCBC (N9677S), Hanagita Lake, AK, Substantial damage. Floats not checked for water.

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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