# Accident 19970309002679A: Bbavia 7GCB, Two Harbors, MN, March 9, 1997

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 9, 1997, 10:30 local time
- Place: Two Harbors, MN
- Airport: Richard B Helgeson  Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 47.0291° N, 91.6698° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=47.0291&lon=-91.6698&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9950Y, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9950Y) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Champion 7GCB (registry code 21101PC, https://openairdocs.org/model/champion-7gcb) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BBAVIA 7GCB
- Reported engine: LYC O320A2B
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 500 total, 65 in this make and model, 3 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI97LA080](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI97LA080) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970309002679A

## Narrative

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

INABILITY TO CONTROL AIRCRAFT IN THE WIND CONDITIONS. LOST DIRECTIONAL CONTROL. HIT SNOW BANK AND NOSED OVER. (-23) 03/09/97, 1030 LCL. WHILE ATTEMPTING TO LAND AT TWO HARBORS MN, RUNWAY 24, THE PILOT LOST DIRECTIONAL CONTROL AFTER TOUCH DOWN.  THE AIRCRAFT HIT A SNOW BANK AND NOSED OVER.  WINDS WERE GUSTY 19-26 KTS 260-320 DEGREES.  NO INJURIES, AIRCRAFT DAMAGE SUBSTANTIAL.

## 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 CHI97LA080](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI97LA080), Mar 9, 1997: Champion 7GCB (N9950Y), Two Harbors, MN, substantial damage. Probable cause: failure of the pilot to maintain directional control of the airplane during landing. Factors relating to the accident were: the gusty crosswind condition, and the snowbank.

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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