# Accident 19960717018019A: Bbavia 7EC, Rochester, NH, July 17, 1996

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 17, 1996, 10:52 local time
- Place: Rochester, NH
- Airport: Skyhaven Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 43.2842° N, 70.9295° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at SKYHAVEN (DAW), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.2842&lon=-70.9295&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8910R, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8910R) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Champion 7EC (registry code 21101NM, https://openairdocs.org/model/champion-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 C9012F
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,475 total, 810 in this make and model, 50 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC96LA151](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC96LA151) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960717018019A

## Narrative

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

AS TAIL CAME DOWN LANDING A WIND GUST WEATHERVANED THE AIRCRAFT EXITED RUNWAY AND GROUND LOOPED.

## 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 NYC96LA151](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC96LA151), Jul 17, 1996: American Champion 7EC (N8910R), Rochester, NH, substantial damage. Probable cause: the pilot's inadequate compensation for winds and his failure to maintain directional control, which resulted in a ground loop and dragging of the wing on the runway.

## Other reports on N8910R (1)

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

- [Incident 20000625034179I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000625034179I), Jun 25, 2000: Bbavia 7EC (N8910R), North Kingstown, RI, Minor damage. (-23)A/c cleared for t/o runway 34 winds were 2209G/8. Applied full power & released the brakes. A/c started to roll forward suddendly the a/c veered to the…

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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