# Accident 19990409003379A: Bbavia 7ECA, Atchison, KS, April 9, 1999

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 9, 1999, 18:16 local time
- Place: Atchison, KS
- Airport: Private
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.5599° N, 95.1292° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.5599&lon=-95.1292&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2990G, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2990G-1999-06-21) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Champion 7ECA (registry code 21101NN, https://openairdocs.org/model/champion-7eca) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BBAVIA 7ECA
- Reported engine: LYC O235C1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,053 total, 86 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI99LA126](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI99LA126) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990409003379A

## Narrative

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

ACFT CRASHED INTO A HEAVILY WOODED AREA WHILE DOING TOUCH AND GO LANDINGS AT A PRIVATE ARPT, OTHER CIRCUMSTANCES ARE UNKNOWN. (-23) ON 04/09/99 AT APPROX. 1816 HOURS LOCAL MR. GEORGE WILLIAM DONALDSON HOLDER OF CERTIFICATE #512261997 WAS SOLO IN A CHAMP-7-ECA (N2990G) PERFORMING TOUCH & GO LANDINGS AT HIS PRIVATE AIRSTRIP (LOCATED ON A HILL) APPROX. 8 MILES NORTHWEST OF ATCHISNSON, KS. ON HIS LAST TOUCH & GO THE AIRCRAFT STRUCK A SMALL TREE ( APPROX. 4'-5' TALL) ON THE SOUTHEAST END OF THE LANDING STRIP.  THE AIRCRAFT APPEARED TO HAVE VEERED OFF TO THE LEFT, OVER AN OPEN FIELD, & IMPACTED INTO A WOODED AREA APPROX. 1/4 OF A MILE FROM THE INITIAL IMPACT.  THE AIRCRAFT RECEIVED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE.  IT APPEARED THAT THE ENGINE WAS NOT MAKING POWER WHEN IT CONTACTED THE GROUND.  THE PILOT WAS ABLE TO REMOVE HIMSELF FROM THE WRECKAGE AND MOVE TO AN OPEN FIELD OUTSIDE THE WOODED AREA.  THE PILOT WAS AIRLIFTED BY LIFENET TO HEARTLAND EAST HOSPITAL IN ST. JOE, MO WITH SERIOUS INJURIES.  (.4) THE PILOT OF THE ACCIDENT AIRPLANE SAID THAT HE HAD FLOWN AROUND THE LOCAL AREA AND WAS RETURNING TO HIS PRIVATE AIRPORT FOR TWO OR THREE TOUCH AND GOES.  ON HIS LAST APPROACH HE SAID THAT HE MADE A L ONG GLIDING DECENT WITH THE AIRPLANE TO THE RUNWAY, THE AIRPLANE TOUCHED DOWN, HE APPLIED POWER, THE AIRPLANE ROSE TO APPROXIMATELY 25 FEET ABOVE GROUND LEVEL, AND THE AIRPLANE LOST ENGINE POWER. HE STATED THAT THE AIRPLANE SETTLED, IMPACTED TREES, AND CAME TO REST IMPACTING TERRAIN 200 FEET LOWER IN ELEVATION THAN THE 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 CHI99LA126](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI99LA126), Apr 9, 1999: Champion 7ECA (N2990G), Atchison, KS, substantial damage. Probable cause: The loss of engine power for unknown reasons.

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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