# Accident 19991113045869A: Bbavia 7ECA, Ridgeland, SC, November 13, 1999

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 13, 1999, 07:45 local time
- Place: Ridgeland, SC
- Damage: No damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.4793° N, 80.9805° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.4793&lon=-80.9805&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2570F, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2570F) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Champion 7ECA (registry code 21101NN, https://openairdocs.org/model/champion-7eca) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental 0-200 series (registry code 17020, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-200-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BBAVIA 7ECA
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL00LA014](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL00LA014) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19991113045869A

## Narrative

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

(-23) AIRCRAFT DISCOVERED IN WOODS 100 YARDS FROM MIDDLE OF RUNWAY AT 12:15. NO PILOT OR PASSENGERS AT CRASH SIGHT. SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO AIRCRAFT.  NO FIRE DAMAGE. ACCIDENT WAS NOT REPORTED BY PILOT.  PILOT STATED, PILOT ERROR, LOSS OF CONTROL DURING TAKE OFF AND STALL AFTER TAKE OFF CAUSED AIRCRAFT TO CRASH.

## 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 ATL00LA014](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL00LA014), Nov 13, 1999: Champion 7ECA (N2570F), Ridgeland, SC, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to obtain/maintain adequate airspeed during the takeoff/initial climb which resulted in an inadvertent stall and subsequent collision with terrain.

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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