# Accident 19930727052549A: Bbavia 7EC, Chewelah, WA, July 27, 1993

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 27, 1993, 10:00 local time
- Place: Chewelah, WA
- Airport: Sand Canyon Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 48.2601° N, 117.7597° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=48.2601&lon=-117.7597&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4394C, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4394C) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Champion AERONCA 7EC (registry code 2110158, https://openairdocs.org/model/champion-aeronca-7ec) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental C90 series (registry code 17009, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-c90-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BBAVIA 7EC
- Reported engine: CONT O200A
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 624 total, 41 in this make and model, 6 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA93LA164](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA93LA164) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930727052549A

## Narrative

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

VEERED OFF RUNWAY ON LANDING ROLL AND STRUCK TREES. LIGHT CROSSWIND EXISTED.

## 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 SEA93LA164](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA93LA164), Jul 27, 1993: Champion 7EC (N4394C), Chewelah, WA, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE FAILURE OF THE PIC TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL AND CORRECT FOR GROUND LOOP/SWERVE.

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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