# Accident 20060730026829A: Bbavia 7KCAB, Winter Park, CO, July 30, 2006

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 30, 2006, 08:00 local time
- Place: Winter Park, CO
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Maneuver
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.9344° N, 105.6678° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.9344&lon=-105.6678&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5232X, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5232X-2015-05-20) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Champion 7KCAB (registry code 21101P3, https://openairdocs.org/model/champion-7kcab) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming IO-320 series (registry code 41509, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-io-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BBAVIA 7KCAB
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 2
- Pilot flight hours: 852 total, 0 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN06FA107](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN06FA107) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20060730026829A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON 07-30-2006, AT APPROXIMATELY 0800 MDT, AN AMERICAN CHAMPION 7KCAB, N5232X, WAS DESTROYED WHEN IT IMPACTED MOUNTAINOUS TERRAIN NEAR ROLLINS PASS ROAD APPROX. 6 MILES NORTHEAST OF WINTER PARK, COLORADO. THE AIRCRAFT WAS PILOTED BY ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ AND A SINGLE PASSENGER ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^. BOTH SUFFERED FATAL INJURIES.

## 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 DEN06FA107](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN06FA107), Jul 30, 2006: American Champion 7KCAB (N5232X), Winter Park, CO, destroyed, 2 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain adequate airspeed to avoid a stall while maneuvering at a low altitude in mountainous terrain. Factors associated with the accident are the pilot's performance of a…

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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