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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Bbavia 7ECA · So Charleston, WV · April 1, 1983

Date: April 1, 1983 · 17:00 local
Place: So Charleston, WV
Airport: Mallory
Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N9535S
Reported as: Bbavia 7ECA
Reported engine: Continental O200*
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 1,500 total100 in this make and model100 in the last 90 days

N9535SRegistration cancelled Sep 11, 2013 · Champion 7ECAS/N 60 · Built 1965 Airframe modelChampion 7ECA Engine modelContinental 0-200 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Veered off runway into a ditch on the takeoff roll. Possible control interference from backseat passenger.

As the FAA filed it

VEERED OFF RUNWAY INTO A DITCH ON THE TAKEOFF ROLL. POSSIBLE CONTROL INTERFERENCE FROM BACKSEAT PASSENGER.