# Accident 20011007028679A: Bbavia 7AC, Woodstock, AL, October 7, 2001

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 7, 2001, 17:00 local time
- Place: Woodstock, AL
- Damage: No damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.1783° N, 87.1914° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.1783&lon=-87.1914&mi=10
- Aircraft: N82049, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N82049-2006-04-07) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Champion 7AC (registry code 21101MA, https://openairdocs.org/model/champion-7ac) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental A&C65 series (registry code 17003, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-a-c65-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BBAVIA 7AC
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA02FA001](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA02FA001) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20011007028679A

## Narrative

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

(.19) ON OCTOBER 7, 2001, ABOUT 1700 CENTRAL DAYLIGHT TIME, A CHAMPION 7AC/BCM, N82049, REGISTERED TO AND OPERATED BY CHAMPION FLYERS FLYING CLUB, INC., AS A TITLE 14 CFR PART 91 PERSONAL FLIGHT, CRASHED WHILE MANEUVERING IN THE VICINITY OF WOODSTOCK, ALABAMA. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AND NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED. THE AIRCRAFT WAS DESTROYED BY POSTCRASH FIRE, AND THE PRIVATE-RATED PILOT, THE SOLE OCCUPANT, SUSTAINED FATAL INJURIES. THE FLIGHT DEPARTED BESSEMER, ALABAMA, ABOUT 15 MINUTES BEFORE THE ACCIDENT. ACCORDING TO FAMILY MEMBERS OF THE PILOT, WHO HAD DIRECTED THEIR ATTENTION SKYWARD FOLLOWING A LOW PASS OVER THEIR RESPECTIVE RURAL RESIDENCES, THEY SAW THE AIRCRAFT EXECUTE TWO 360-DEGREE TIGHT TURNS AT ABOUT 60 TO 80 FEET AGL, OVER THE PILOT'S MOTHER'S BACKYARD. FOLLOWING A NOISE CHARACTERIZED AS A "POP" AS IN AN ENGINE BACKFIRE, THE AIRCRAFT NOSED OVER AND IMPACTED THE BACKYARD IN A STEEP VERTICAL ATTITUDE. (-23) ON SUNDAY, OCTOBER 7, 2001, AN AERONCA CHAMP, N82049, PILOTED BY JERRY MORGAN SANSING DEPARTED THE BESSEMER AIRPORT (EKY) AT APPROXIMATELY 4:45 PM FOR VFR FLIGHT. AT APPROXIMATELY 5:12 PM THE SAME AIRCRAFT WAS OBSERVED                               BY FAMILY MEMBERS MAKING TWO TO THREE TIGHT CIRCLES ABOVE THE HOME OF THE VICTIM'S MOTHERS HOUSE IN WOODSTOCK, AL. THE AIRCRAFT WAS JUST ABOVE THE TRE TOP LEVEL AT THIS TIME AND SUDDENLY PLUNGED INTO A STRAIGHT DOWNWARD ATTITUDE DIVE AND IMPACTED THE GROUND NOSE FIRST. THE AIRCRAFT BURST IMMEDIATELY INTO FLAMES, WHICH ENGULFED THE FABRIC AIRPLANE INSTANTANEOUSLY. AIRMAN'S PILOT LOGS WERE DESTROYED ON SCENE.

## 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 MIA02FA001](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA02FA001), Oct 7, 2001: Champion 7AC/BCM (N82049), Woodstock, AL, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The failure of the pilot to maintain aircraft control while maneuvering at a low altitude, resulting in an uncontrolled descent and inflight collision with the 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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