# Accident 19920918040569A: Bbavia 7ECA, Arlington, WY, September 18, 1992

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 18, 1992, 16:50 local time
- Place: Arlington, WY
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.6053° N, 106.1997° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Arlington, WY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.6053&lon=-106.1997&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9662S, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9662S-1992-10-28) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Champion 7ECA (registry code 21101NN, https://openairdocs.org/model/champion-7eca) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BBAVIA 7ECA
- Reported engine: LYC O320A2D
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,709 total, 46 in this make and model, 18 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA92LA210](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA92LA210) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920918040569A

## Narrative

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

DOWNDRAFTS IN MOUNTAINS. ELECTED TO LAND ON A ROAD. WHEEL OFF ROAD ON LANDING. LOST CONTROL. STRUCK FENCE. BURNED.

## 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 SEA92LA210](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA92LA210), Sep 18, 1992: Champion 7ECA (N9662S), Arlington, WY, destroyed. Probable cause: THE PILOT IN COMMAND'S FAILURE TO TOUCH DOWN AT THE PROPER LANDING POINT ON THE ROAD. A FACTOR CONTRIBUTING TO THE ACCIDENT WAS HIGH DENSITY ALTITUDE.

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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