# Accident 20010819036209A: Bbavia 7ECA, Wasilla, AK, August 19, 2001

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 19, 2001, 16:30 local time
- Place: Wasilla, AK
- Damage: No damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 61.5833° N, 149.0925° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=61.5833&lon=-149.0925&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5189X, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5189X-2002-05-09) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Champion 7ECA (registry code 21101NN, https://openairdocs.org/model/champion-7eca) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-235 series (registry code 41505, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-235-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BBAVIA 7ECA
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC01LA115](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC01LA115) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20010819036209A

## Narrative

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

(-23) PILOT FLEW INTO A BOX CANYON AND WAS UNABLE TO OUTCLIMB THE TERRAIN. HE PROCEEDED TO LAND ON A SLOPE UPHILL. THE PILOT AND THE PASSENGER GOT OUT OF THE AIRCRAFT AND TURNED THE AIRCRAFT AROUND. ON THE DOWNHILL TAKEOFF AN OBJECT WAS STRUCK, CAUSING THE PILOT TO JERK THE THROTTLE TO THE IDLE POSITION. HE WAS UNABLE TO REGAIN FULL ENGINE POWER AND WENT OVER A CLIFF, DESTROYING THE AIRCRAFT.

## 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 ANC01LA115](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC01LA115), Aug 20, 2001: Champion 7ECA (N5189X), Palmer, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's selection of an unsuitable takeoff area. A factor associated with the accident was rough/uneven 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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