# Accident 19991015030679A: Bbavia 7ECA, Grand Ledge, MI, October 15, 1999

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 15, 1999, 19:15 local time
- Place: Grand Ledge, MI
- Airport: Abrams Municipal Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.7490° N, 84.7409° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.7490&lon=-84.7409&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8353V, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8353V) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Champion 7ECA (registry code 21101NN, https://openairdocs.org/model/champion-7eca) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-235 series (registry code 41505, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-235-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BBAVIA 7ECA
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI00LA011](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI00LA011) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19991015030679A

## Narrative

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

(.19) ON OCTOBER 15, 1999, AT 1905 EASTERN DAYLIGHT TIME, A CHAMPION 7ECA, N8353V, COLLIDED WITH A TREE FOLLOWING A LOSS OF CONTROL DURING A LANDING ROLL ON RUNWAY 27 (3,200' X 75', ASPHALT) AT THE ABRAMS MUNICIPAL AIRPORT, GRAND LEDGE, MICHIGAN. THE PRIVATE PILOT WAS NOT INJURED AND THE AIRPLANE WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED.  VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AND NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED.  THE 14 CFR PART 91 LOCAL FLIGHT ORIGINATED FROM GRAND LEDGE, MICHIGAN, AT 1900 EDT.                                         (-23) PILOT PRACTICING CROSSWIND LANDINGS & LOST DIRECTIONAL CONTROL, AIRCRAFT GROUND LOOPED & HIT A TREE.  DAMAGE TO RIGHT WING, RIGHT SIDE OF FUSELAGE, RIGHT LANDING GEAR COLLAPSED, & PROPELLER BENT. MINOR INJURY TO PILOT.

## 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 CHI00LA011](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI00LA011), Oct 15, 1999: Champion 7ECA (N8353V), Grand Ledge, MI, substantial damage. Probable cause: the pilot's inadequate compensation for the wind conditions. Factors associated with the accident were the gusty crosswind and the tree which the airplane contacted.

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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