# Accident 19960525011569A: Bbavia 7FC, Brookings, OR, May 25, 1996

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 25, 1996
- Place: Brookings, OR
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Location: 38.9895° N, 76.3009° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.9895&lon=-76.3009&mi=10
- Aircraft: N456JE, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N456JE-2000-03-28) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Champion 7FC (registry code 21101NX, https://openairdocs.org/model/champion-7fc) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BBAVIA 7FC
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB IAD96LA086](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD96LA086) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960525011569A

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT LOST PARTIAL POWER ON TAKEOFF AND ATTEMPTED TO RETURN TO AIRPORT, LANDED SHORT OF RUNWAY.

## 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 IAD96LA086](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD96LA086), May 25, 1996: Champion 7FC (N456JE), Stevensville, MD, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's misjudgment of the amount of fuel he had onboard the airplane which resulted in an engine failure due to fuel exhaustion. Contributing to the severity of the accident was the high…

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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