# Accident 20000330043169A: Bbavia 7GCAA, Arlington, SD, March 30, 2000

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 30, 2000, 18:15 local time
- Place: Arlington, SD
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Sfl Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 44.3601° N, 97.1308° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.3601&lon=-97.1308&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8371V, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8371V) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Champion 7GCAA (registry code 21101N8, https://openairdocs.org/model/champion-7gcaa) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BBAVIA 7GCAA
- Reported engine: LYC O320A2B
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 398 total, 21 in this make and model, 100 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI00LA108](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI00LA108) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000330043169A

## Narrative

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

(-23) INSTRUCTOR AND PRIVATE PILOT STUDENT WERE DOING TOUCH AND GO'S AT ARLINGTON, SD. ON THE RETURN FLIGHT TO BROOKINGS AT 1000 FEET LEVEL, THEY SIMUALTED AN ENGINE FAILURE. THE STUDENT HAD SET UP FOR A FIELD AND WHEN THE THROTTLE WAS ADVANCED THE ENGINE DID NOT RESPOND. AN OFF-AIRPORT LANDING WAS MADE IN A FIELD. THE LEFT LANDING GEAR WAS BROKEN OFF, THE LEFT WING WAS DAMAGED AND THE PROPELLER WAS BENT.

## 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 CHI00LA108](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI00LA108), Mar 31, 2000: Champion 7GCAA (N8371V), Arlington, SD, substantial damage. Probable cause: the CFI's improper use of the throttle control during a simulated loss of engine power emergency. A factor associated with the accident was the rough terrain on which the forced landing was conducted.

## Other reports on N8371V (2)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 19890704036889I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890704036889I), Jul 4, 1989: Bbavia 7GCAA (N8371V), Frankfort, MI, Minor damage. Right landing gear failed on takeoff during glider tow. Bolt holding oleo strut in place failed.
- [Accident 19740630024219A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740630024219A), Jun 30, 1974: Blanca 7GCAA (N8371V), Frankfort, MI, Substantial damage. Hit a Cessna 182 minor dmg and a Piper aztec substantial dmg. Loose centering mechanism.

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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