# Accident 19930703025189A: Bbavia STC7, Dillingham, AK, July 3, 1993

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 3, 1993, 15:00 local time
- Place: Dillingham, AK
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 58.8202° N, 157.8594° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=58.8202&lon=-157.8594&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9597S, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9597S-2013-08-21) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Champion 7ECA (registry code 21101NN, https://openairdocs.org/model/champion-7eca) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental 0-200 series (registry code 17020, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-200-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BBAVIA STC7
- Reported engine: CONT O200A
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 270 total, 270 in this make and model, 50 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC93LA111](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC93LA111) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930703025189A

## Narrative

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

TRIED TO DEPART SHORT GRAVEL BAR WITH STANDING WATER. LIFTED BRIEFLY AND SETTLED INTO RIVER. FLIPPED OVER.

## 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 ANC93LA111](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC93LA111), Jul 3, 1993: Champion 7ECA (N9597S), Dillingham, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT IN COMMAND'S ATTEMPT TO TAKEOFF WITH INSUFFICIENT AIRSPEED. A FACTOR IN THE ACCIDENT WAS THE PILOT IN COMMAND'S SELECTION OF UNSUITABLE TERRAIN ON WHICH TO LAND AND TAKEOFF.

## Other reports on N9597S (1)

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

- [Accident 19870424011569A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870424011569A), Apr 24, 1987: Bbavia 7ECA (N9597S), Theodore River, AK, Substantial damage. The aircraft flipped over during landing on a gravel bar. Pilot reported left wheel sank in soft ground.

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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