# Accident 19930614017849A: Bbavia 7GC, Gillette, WY, June 14, 1993

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 14, 1993, 10:49 local time
- Place: Gillette, WY
- Airport: Gillette-Campbell County
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 43.7496° N, 105.4908° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.7496&lon=-105.4908&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8947R, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8947R) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Champion 7GC (registry code 21101N2, https://openairdocs.org/model/champion-7gc) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-290 series (registry code 41506, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-290-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BBAVIA 7GC
- Reported engine: LYC O290D2B
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 810 total, 3 in this make and model, 205 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA93LA131](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA93LA131) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930614017849A

## Narrative

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

LOST DIRECTIONAL CONTROL ON LANDING OVER CONTROLLED SWERVE. TURNED SHARPLY. COLLAPSED LEFT MAIN. UNSKILLED IN TYPE.

## 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 SEA93LA131](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA93LA131), Jun 14, 1993: Champion 7GC (N8947R), Gillette, WY, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT IN COMMAND'S NOT MAINTAINING DIRECTIONAL CONTROL AND THE OVERLOAD OF THE LEFT MAIN LANDING GEAR. A FACTOR CONTRIBUTING TO THE ACCIDENT WAS THE PILOT'S LACK OF EXPERIENCE IN CONVENTIONALLY…

## Other reports on N8947R (1)

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

- [Incident 19830626048369I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830626048369I), Jun 26, 1983: Bbavia 7GC (N8947R), Gillette, WY. Engine failure en route. Made it to an airport. Exhaust valve head separated in #3 cylinder. Damaged other cylinder

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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