# Accident 20020713023689A: Bbavia 7ECA, Ellensburg, WA, July 13, 2002

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 13, 2002, 18:20 local time
- Place: Ellensburg, WA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 47.0758° N, 120.3514° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=47.0758&lon=-120.3514&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9542S, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9542S-2018-08-10) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Champion 7ECA (registry code 21101NN, https://openairdocs.org/model/champion-7eca) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG (registry code 99999, https://openairdocs.org/engine/amateur-built-unknown-eng) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BBAVIA 7ECA
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA02LA134](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA02LA134) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20020713023689A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ENROUTE, ENGINE LOST POWER. ACTED LIKE FUEL EXHAUSTION. RESTARTED ENGINE TWICE, BUT WOULD NOT DEVELOP MORE THEN IDLE POWER. OFF AIRPORT LANDING RESULTED IN SIGNIFICANT DAMAGE TO AIRFRAME. THERE WERE NO INJURIES.

## 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 SEA02LA134](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA02LA134), Jul 14, 2002: Champion 7ECA (N9542S), Kittitas, WA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to conduct an adequate preflight inspection of the fuel resulting in fuel exhaustion and a subsequent forced landing. A contributing factor was the rocky terrain encountered…

## Other reports on N9542S (1)

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

- [Accident 19960819023289A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960819023289A), Aug 19, 1996: Bbavia 7ECA (N9542S), Lander, WY, Substantial damage. Lost control landing due wind gust. Added power. Lifted but struck perimeter fence. Collapsed gear. Bent wings.

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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