# Accident 20000729008009A: Bbavia 7KCAB, Rayville, LA, July 29, 2000

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 29, 2000, 16:57 local time
- Place: Rayville, LA
- Airport: Hook Memorial Airport
- Damage: No damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.4701° N, 91.7503° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.4701&lon=-91.7503&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2978G, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2978G-2018-03-09) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Champion 7KCAB (registry code 21101P3, https://openairdocs.org/model/champion-7kcab) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming IO-320 series (registry code 41509, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-io-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BBAVIA 7KCAB
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW00LA227](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW00LA227) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000729008009A

## Narrative

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

(-23) STUDENT PILOT LOST CONTROL ON LANDING DUE TO GUSTY WINDS. INSTRUCTOR FAILED TO TAKE CONTROL, AND AIRCRAFT VEERED OFF OF THE RUNWAY AND INTO A DITCH. THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE.^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^

## 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 FTW00LA227](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW00LA227), Jul 29, 2000: Champion 7KCAB (N2978G), Rayville, LA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The flight instructor's failure to maintain directional control. A factor was the wind gusts.

## Other reports on N2978G (2)

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

- [Accident 20130718013119A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20130718013119A), Jul 18, 2013: Champion 7KCAB (N2978G), Oak Ridge, LA, Destroyed, 2 fatal. Aircraft may have entered a stall during what may have been practice ag manuevers and was unable to to recover due to altitude resulting in a fatal crash
- [Accident 19730621018569A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730621018569A), Jun 21, 1973: Blanca 7KCAB (N2978G), Houston, MO, Substantial damage. Acft lndd with side load on r gr.

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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