# Accident 20000916014729A: Bbavia 7GCBC, Valentine, NE, September 16, 2000

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 16, 2000, 07:30 local time
- Place: Valentine, NE
- Damage: No damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.8709° N, 100.5509° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.8709&lon=-100.5509&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2993G, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2993G) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Champion 7GCBC (registry code 21101PK, https://openairdocs.org/model/champion-7gcbc) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BBAVIA 7GCBC
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI00LA301](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI00LA301) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000916014729A

## Narrative

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

(-23) PILOT FROM HYANNIS, NE ATTEMPTED OFF AIRPORT TAKEOFF. AFTER SEEING TIRE RUTS IN GROUND HE TRIED TO ABORT THE TAKEOFF BUT IT WAS TOO LATE AND HE LOST CONTROL AND HIT AN EMBANKMENT.

## 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 CHI00LA301](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI00LA301), Sep 17, 2000: Champion 7GCBC (N2993G), Valentine, NE, substantial damage. Probable cause: the delayed aborted takeoff. Factors relating to this accident were the pilot's inadequate planning/preparation for the flight, the high density altitude, and the ditch.

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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