# Accident 19980926026619A: Bbavia 7GCBC, Kramer, ND, September 26, 1998

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 26, 1998, 14:45 local time
- Place: Kramer, ND
- Damage: Destroyed
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 48.5799° N, 100.7203° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=48.5799&lon=-100.7203&mi=10
- Aircraft: N311DM, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N311DM-2000-04-03) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Champion 7GCBC (registry code 21101PK, https://openairdocs.org/model/champion-7gcbc) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BBAVIA 7GCBC
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 2
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI98LA361](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI98LA361) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980926026619A

## Narrative

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

ACFT CRASHED UNDER UNKN CIRCUMSTANCES, 2 POB SUFFERED FATAL INJ. (-23) ON SEPTEMBER 26, 1998 AT 1445 LOCAL, A CHAMPION 7GCBC, N311DM, OPRATED BY A COMMERCIAL PILOT COLLIDED WITH THE GROUND SHORTLY AFTER TAKEOFF.  PILOT AND PASSENGER WERE FATALLY INJURED.  VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT.  THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED OFF A PRIVATE STRIP NORTHWEST OF UPHAM, ND.

## 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 CHI98LA361](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI98LA361), Sep 26, 1998: Champion BL-7-GCBC (N311DM), Upham, ND, destroyed, 2 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's steep pull and failure to maintain adequate airspeed, which resulted in a stall/spin. Contributing factors were the pilot's lack of familiarity with the airplane's handling qualities, and…

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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