# Accident 20010317010179A: Bbavia 7KCAB, Ragley, LA, March 17, 2001

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 17, 2001, 08:45 local time
- Place: Ragley, LA
- Damage: No damage
- Location: 30.5091° N, 93.2300° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.5091&lon=-93.2300&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9017L, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9017L-2018-02-23) (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
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW01LA082](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW01LA082) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20010317010179A

## Narrative

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

(-23)ON MARCH 17, 2001, AT APPROXIMATELY 0845 CST, A CHAMPION 7KCAB AIRPLANE, N9017L, REGISTERED TO AND OPERATED BY THE PILOT P.J HABETZ,  WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED DURING A FORCED LANDING FOLLOWING AN ELEVATOR FLIGHT CONTROL MALFUNCTION, WHILE MANEUVERING IN THE VICINITY OF RAGLEY, LA.  THE COMMERICAL PILOT, WHO WAS THE SOLE OCCUPANT, SUSTAINED SERIOUS INJURIES.  VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AND A FLIGHT PLAN WAS NOT FILED.  THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED AT 0830 FROM THE PILOT'S PRIVATE GRASS AIRSTRIP LOCATED IN RAGLEY, LA.  THE OUTCOME OF THE INVESTIGATION HAS REVEALED THAT THE ELEVATOR DOWN CONTROL CABLE CONNECTED TO THE AFT CONTROL STICK FAILED WHILE IN FLIGHT.  A NEW CONTROL CABLE HAD BEEN RECENTLY FABRICATED AND REPLACED IN THE AIRCRAFT. ^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 FTW01LA082](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW01LA082), Mar 17, 2001: Champion 7KCAB (N9017L), Ragley, LA, substantial damage. Probable cause: the loose clamp (Nicopress fitting) on the elevator control cable due to inadequate quality control during the cable's manufacturing, which allowed the cable to disconnect and restricted the pilot's…

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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