# Accident 19960819023289A: Bbavia 7ECA, Lander, WY, August 19, 1996

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 19, 1996, 07:00 local time
- Place: Lander, WY
- Airport: Hunt Field Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Go Round (Aborted VFR)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.8297° N, 108.7199° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.8297&lon=-108.7199&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9542S, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9542S-2018-08-10) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Champion 7ECA (registry code 21101NN, https://openairdocs.org/model/champion-7eca) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG (registry code 99999, https://openairdocs.org/engine/amateur-built-unknown-eng) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BBAVIA 7ECA
- Reported engine: CONT O200A
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 304 total, 7 in this make and model, 10 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA96LA191](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA96LA191) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960819023289A

## Narrative

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

LOST CONTROL LANDING DUE WIND GUST. ADDED POWER. LIFTED BUT STRUCK PERIMETER FENCE. COLLAPSED GEAR. BENT WINGS.

## 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 SEA96LA191](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA96LA191), Aug 19, 1996: Champion 7ECA (N9542S), Lander, WY, substantial damage. Probable cause: the pilot's failure to maintain directional control of the airplane during the landing roll. Factors relating to the accident were: the variable and gusty wind conditions.

## Other reports on N9542S (1)

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

- [Accident 20020713023689A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20020713023689A), Jul 13, 2002: Bbavia 7ECA (N9542S), Ellensburg, WA, Substantial damage. (-23) Enroute, engine lost power. Acted like fuel exhaustion. Restarted engine twice, but would not develop more then idle power. Off airport landing resulted…

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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