# Accident 19990930045149A: Bbavia 7FC, Powderly, TX, September 30, 1999

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 30, 1999, 10:30 local time
- Place: Powderly, TX
- Damage: No damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.7704° N, 95.5304° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.7704&lon=-95.5304&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4873E, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4873E) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Champion 7FC (registry code 21101NX, https://openairdocs.org/model/champion-7fc) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental C90 series (registry code 17009, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-c90-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BBAVIA 7FC
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW00LA013](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW00LA013) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990930045149A

## Narrative

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

(-23) PILOT LOST CONTROL OF A/C ON LANDING WHICH HE BLAMED ON THE FACT THAT HIS TAILWHEEL SPRINGS HAD BEEN STOLEN.

## 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 FTW00LA013](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW00LA013), Sep 30, 1999: Champion 7FC (N4873E), Powderly, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's inadequate preflight inspection of the airplane, during which he failed to detect the disconnected tailwheel steering assembly.

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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